Anagrams of considerably
Word considerably has
2929 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of considerably.
- dry-clean
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verb (used with object),
to clean (garments, draperies, rugs, etc.) with a liquid other than water, as benzine or gasoline.
- carbonyls
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noun,
a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide, as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO) 4 .
- carbinols
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noun,
methyl alcohol.
- ironclads
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noun,
a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
- Bordelais
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noun,
a wine-growing region in SW France, in Gironde.
- acroleins
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- balconies
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noun,
a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building.
- anybodies
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noun,
a person of some importance:
- braconids
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noun,
any of numerous wasps of the family Braconidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on aphids and on the larvae of moths, butterflies, beetles, etc.
- colanders
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noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- Androcles
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noun,
a slave who was spared in the arena by a lion from whose foot he had long before extracted a thorn.
- cabrioles
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noun,
Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
- sea-robin
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noun,
any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
- carolines
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noun,
a female given name.
- conelrads
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noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- bilanders
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noun,
a small two-masted merchant vessel, a type of hoy distinguished by the trapezoidal shape of the mainsail, used especially on canals and along coasts of the Low Countries.
- secondary
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noun,
a person or thing that is secondary.
- Claiborne
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noun,
a male given name.
- Corydalis
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noun,
any of the erect or climbing plants constituting the genus Corydalis, of the poppy family, having divided leaves, tuberous or fibrous roots, and clusters of irregular spurred flowers.
- boneyards
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noun,
Slang. a cemetery.
- diocesan
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noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- bedrails
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noun,
a board at the side of a bed connecting the footboard and headboard.
- decrials
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noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- Basildon
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noun,
a town in S Essex, in SE England: designated as a model residential community after World War II.
- bricoles
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noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- debonair
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adjective,
courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm:
- Benadryl
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- baronies
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noun,
the domain of a baron.
- darioles
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noun,
a small round mold.
- bicornes
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noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- bilayers
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noun,
a structure composed of two molecular layers, especially of phospholipids in cellular membranes.
- bilander
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noun,
a small two-masted merchant vessel, a type of hoy distinguished by the trapezoidal shape of the mainsail, used especially on canals and along coasts of the Low Countries.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- byliners
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noun,
a writer important enough to merit a byline.
- deaconry
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noun,
the office of a deacon.
- inboards
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- Barnsley
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noun,
a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- Oberland
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noun,
a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- Reynolds
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noun,
Sir Joshua, 1723–92, English painter.
- red-clay
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noun,
a brown to red, widely distributed deep-sea deposit consisting chiefly of microscopic particles and tinted red by iron oxides and manganese.
- Alberoni
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noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- radicles
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noun,
Botany.
the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- Alcyones
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noun,
a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- radicels
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noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- ordinals
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noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- aneroids
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- endosarc
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noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- Lysander
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noun,
died 395 b.c, Spartan naval commander and statesman.
- Leonidas
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noun,
died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- Ladrones
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noun,
a thief.
- islander
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of an island.
- ironclad
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noun,
a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
- baldrics
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noun,
a belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip, supporting a sword, horn, etc.
- baloneys
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noun,
Slang. foolishness; nonsense.
- bandores
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noun,
an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- cordials
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noun,
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
- corbeils
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noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- Cordelia
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the youngest of Lear's three daughters and the only one who remains loyal to her father.
Compare Goneril, Regan.
- calibers
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- bone-dry
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adjective,
very dry.
- boneyard
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noun,
Slang. a cemetery.
- carbonyl
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noun,
a compound containing metal combined with carbon monoxide, as nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO) 4 .
- carbinol
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noun,
methyl alcohol.
- carbinyl
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- carbines
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- carbides
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noun,
a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group.
- caloyers
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noun,
a monk of the Eastern Church.
- braconid
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noun,
any of numerous wasps of the family Braconidae, the larvae of which are parasitic on aphids and on the larvae of moths, butterflies, beetles, etc.
- caldrons
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noun,
cauldron.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- cabriole
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noun,
Furniture. a curved, tapering leg curving outward at the top and inward farther down so as to end in a round pad, the semblance of an animal's paw, or some other feature: used especially in the first half of the 18th century.
- cabildos
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noun,
the chapter house of a cathedral.
- Brandeis
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noun,
Louis Dembitz [dem-bits] /ˈdɛm bɪts/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, U.S. lawyer and writer: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1916–39.
- brandies
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noun,
a spirit distilled from wine or from the fermented juice of grapes or of apples, peaches, plums, etc.
- brocades
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noun,
fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.
- broadens
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verb (used with or without object),
to become or make broad.
- brisance
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noun,
the shattering effect of a high explosive.
- bryonies
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noun,
any Old World vine or climbing plant belonging to the genus Bryonia, of the gourd family, yielding acrid juice having emetic and purgative properties.
- brindles
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noun,
a brindled coloring.
- carioles
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- corbinas
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noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- coalbins
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noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- binocles
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- bioclean
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adjective,
free or almost free from harmful microorganisms.
- aerobics
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noun,
Also called aerobic exercises. (used with a plural verb) any of various sustained exercises, as jogging, rowing, swimming, or cycling, that stimulate and strengthen the heart and lungs, thereby improving the body's utilization of oxygen.
- consider
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verb (used with object),
to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on:
- Conelrad
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noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- condyles
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noun,
Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- colander
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noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- blarneys
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noun,
flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- celadons
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- close-by
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adjective,
nearby; adjacent; neighboring.
- Clorinda
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noun,
a female given name.
- blinders
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noun,
a person or thing that blinds.
- clarions
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- clarinos
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Clayborn
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noun,
a male given name.
- cylinder
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noun,
Geometry. a surface or solid bounded by two parallel planes and generated by a straight line moving parallel to the given planes and tracing a curve bounded by the planes and lying in a plane perpendicular or oblique to the given planes.
- Bodleian
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noun,
the library of Oxford University, reestablished by Sir Thomas Bodley, 1545–1613, English diplomat and scholar.
- cyanides
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noun,
Also, cyanid, C10/C1079000 sahy-uh-nid, ˈsaɪ ə nɪd. Chemistry.
a salt of hydrocyanic acid, as potassium cyanide, KCN.
a nitrile, as methyl cyanide, C 2 H 3 N.
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- idocrase
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noun,
vesuvianite.
- 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.
- saliency
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noun,
salience.
- solander
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noun,
a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- soldiery
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noun,
soldiers collectively.
- Rosalind
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noun,
a female given name.
- solidary
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adjective,
characterized by or involving community of responsibilities and interests.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- secondly
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adverb,
in the second place; second.
- syndical
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adjective,
of or relating to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade.
- scleroid
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adjective,
hard or indurated.
- sardonic
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adjective,
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
- soredial
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a soredium.
- acyloins
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noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- sea-born
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adjective,
born in or of the sea, as naiads.
- sociable
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noun,
Chiefly Northern and Midland U.S. an informal social gathering, especially of members of a church.
- Belinda
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noun,
a female given name: from an Old Spanish word meaning “beautiful.”.
- Belasco
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noun,
David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.
- beylics
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noun,
the power or jurisdiction of a bey.
- Decalin
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- decanol
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- decibar
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/10 bar or 100,000 dynes per square centimeter.
- decrial
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noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- bedrail
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noun,
a board at the side of a bed connecting the footboard and headboard.
- Delanos
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noun,
a city in S California.
- Deloria
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noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- derails
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- dialers
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- Darnley
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noun,
Lord Henry Stewart or Stuart, 1545–67, Scottish nobleman: second husband of Mary Queen of Scots (father of James I of England).
- dancers
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noun,
a person who dances.
- darnels
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- cranio-
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- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- byliner
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noun,
a writer important enough to merit a byline.
- seabird
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noun,
a bird frequenting the sea or coast.
- bilayer
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noun,
a structure composed of two molecular layers, especially of phospholipids in cellular membranes.
- cornels
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cradles
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noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- crayons
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noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- craniol
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- dariole
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noun,
a small round mold.
- sclero-
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- bicorne
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noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- dacryon
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noun,
the point of junction of the maxillary, lacrimal, and frontal bones.
- Daniels
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noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- berlins
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- darbies
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noun,
a float having two handles, used by plasterers.
- dineros
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- aerobic
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adjective,
(of an organism or tissue) requiring the presence of air or free oxygen for life.
- discern
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verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- baldric
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noun,
a belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip, supporting a sword, horn, etc.
- indorse
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verb (used with object),
endorse.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- balcony
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noun,
a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building.
- inroads
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- bailors
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- Yolande
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noun,
a female given name.
- baileys
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noun,
the defensive wall surrounding an outer court of a castle.
- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- Isadore
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noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- labored
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Ladinos
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noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- ladrone
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noun,
a thief.
- sadiron
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noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- Landers
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noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- Laodice
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- indoles
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noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- baloney
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noun,
Slang. foolishness; nonsense.
- disobey
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verb (used with or without object),
to neglect or refuse to obey.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- disrobe
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verb (used with or without object),
to undress.
- bindery
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noun,
a place where books are bound.
- donable
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adjective,
available free from government surpluses:
- sarcoid
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noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- sarcode
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noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- barneys
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noun,
Informal.
an argument.
a prizefight.
a fight or brawl.
a blunder or mistake.
- barleys
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noun,
a widely distributed cereal plant belonging to the genus Hordeum, of the grass family, having awned flowers that grow in tightly bunched spikes, with three small additional spikes at each node.
- baryons
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noun,
a proton, neutron, or any elementary particle that decays into a set of particles that includes a proton.
- Elysian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling Elysium.
- inboard
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- 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.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- escolar
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- Iceland
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noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- bandore
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noun,
an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- bandies
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noun,
an early form of tennis.
- bricole
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noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- sardine
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- binocle
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- binders
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noun,
a person or thing that binds.
- boranes
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- candies
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noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- candles
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- borides
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noun,
a compound consisting of two elements of which boron is the more electronegative one.
- candors
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noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- carbide
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noun,
a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group.
- carbine
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noun,
a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
- bordels
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noun,
a brothel.
- carboys
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noun,
a large glass bottle protected by basketwork or a wooden box, used especially for holding corrosive liquids.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- slander
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noun,
defamation; calumny:
- cardio-
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- synodic
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adjective,
Astronomy. pertaining to a conjunction, or to two successive conjunctions of the same bodies.
- caribes
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noun,
piranha.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- bonacis
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noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- candier
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- caloyer
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noun,
a monk of the Eastern Church.
- Carlson
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noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- brocade
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noun,
fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.
- bridals
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noun,
a wedding.
- Brescia
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noun,
a city in central Lombardy, in N Italy.
- bridles
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noun,
part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
- Nidaros
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noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- soredia
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noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- broaden
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verb (used with or without object),
to become or make broad.
- Sorbian
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noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- branles
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Brandes
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noun,
Georg Morris [ge-ohrg moh-ris] /gɛˈoʊrg ˈmoʊ rɪs/ (Show IPA), (Georg Morris Cohen) 1842–1927, Danish historian and literary critic.
- soybean
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noun,
a bushy Old World plant, Glycine max, of the legume family, grown in the U.S., chiefly for forage and soil improvement.
- cabildo
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noun,
the chapter house of a cathedral.
- soldier
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noun,
a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- brained
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- caldron
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noun,
cauldron.
- calends
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noun,
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
- caliber
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- Bradley
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noun,
Bill (William Warren) born 1943, U.S. basketball player and politician: senator from New Jersey 1979–97.
- Calydon
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noun,
an ancient city in W Greece, in Aetolia.
- bolides
-
noun,
a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball.
- carneys
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noun,
carny.
- cordial
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noun,
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
- by-road
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noun,
a side road.
- blarney
-
noun,
flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery.
- coalers
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- codline
-
noun,
an untarred cord of hemp or cotton, used for fishing and for various purposes aboard a ship.
- abscond
-
verb (used without object),
to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution:
- condyle
-
noun,
Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- Byronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Lord Byron.
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- coalbin
-
noun,
a bin used for holding coal.
- corbans
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- Corbeil
-
noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- corbels
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- acyloin
-
noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- corbina
-
noun,
a game fish, Menticirrhus undulatus, of the croaker family, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters of North America.
- lardons
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Seconal
-
- bindles
-
noun,
a bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions, carried by a hobo.
- abscind
-
verb (used with object),
to sever.
- Serbian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- Carolyn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- boilers
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- Celadon
-
noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- cyanide
-
noun,
Also, cyanid, C10/C1079000 sahy-uh-nid, ˈsaɪ ə nɪd. Chemistry.
a salt of hydrocyanic acid, as potassium cyanide, KCN.
a nitrile, as methyl cyanide, C 2 H 3 N.
- sidero-
-
- bodices
-
noun,
a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, especially a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress.
- sidecar
-
noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- clerisy
-
noun,
learned persons as a class; literati; intelligentsia.
- sidebar
-
noun,
follow-up (def 3b).
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- syconia
-
noun,
a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- Blondie
-
noun,
Informal. a blond person:
- blinder
-
noun,
a person or thing that blinds.
- larceny
-
noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- disable
-
verb (used with object),
to make unable or unfit; weaken or destroy the capability of; incapacitate:
- Brindle
-
noun,
a brindled coloring.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- ordains
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Oceanid
-
noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- Oberlin
-
noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- rosebay
-
noun,
any of several rhododendrons, as the great laurel of eastern North America or Rhododendron macrophyllum, of the west coast of North America.
- obelias
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- noyades
-
noun,
destruction or execution by drowning, especially as practiced at Nantes, France, in 1793–94, during the Reign of Terror.
- Nicolay
-
noun,
John George, 1832–1901, U.S. biographer.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- ordeals
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Londres
-
noun,
a cylindrically shaped cigar of medium to large size.
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- loaders
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- Arecibo
-
noun,
a seaport in N Puerto Rico.
- Lindsey
-
noun,
Ben(jamin Barr) [bahr] /bɑr/ (Show IPA), 1869–1943, U.S. jurist and authority on juvenile delinquency.
- Lindsay
-
noun,
Howard, 1889–1968, U.S. playwright, producer, and actor.
- Lyndora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- ordinal
-
noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- lycosid
-
noun,
a spider of the family Lycosidae, comprising the wolf spiders.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- robands
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- Ryeland
-
noun,
one of an English breed of white-faced sheep, yielding wool of high quality.
- ridleys
-
noun,
Also called Atlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle. a gray sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, about 24 inches (61 cm) long, previously thought to be a hybrid of the loggerhead and green turtles: an endangered species.
- ridably
-
- ridable
-
- ribands
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- ribalds
-
noun,
a ribald person.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- rescind
-
verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- re-laid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- Reynosa
-
noun,
a city in N Tamaulipas, in E Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- Reynold
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Reginald.
- readily
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly; easily:
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- albedos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- albinos
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Alcides
-
noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- rondels
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- Alcyone
-
noun,
a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- radicle
-
noun,
Botany.
the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- radices
-
noun,
a plural of radix.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- radicel
-
noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- Orleans
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- aldrins
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- Alebion
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- lie-bys
-
noun,
a paved section alongside a highway for automobiles in need of emergency repairs.
- nodical
-
adjective,
of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- arseno-
-
- ascribe
-
verb (used with object),
to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute:
- Leonard
-
noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Lesbian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- Leonids
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- libyans
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Libya.
- 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.
- labrid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Labridae, including the wrasses, the tautog, and the cunner, and characterized chiefly by well-developed teeth and, often, brilliant colors.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Sidney
-
noun,
Sir Philip, 1554–86, English poet, writer, statesman, and soldier.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- cyano-
-
- ciders
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- cyders
-
noun,
cider.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- clado-
-
- Labors
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- sacro-
-
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Cibola
-
noun,
the Seven Cities of, legendary cities of great wealth believed by earlier Spanish explorers to exist in the SW United States.
- ceibas
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- Carney
-
noun,
carny.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- Sinbad
-
noun,
Sindbad the Sailor.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Ceylon
-
noun,
former name of Sri Lanka.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- 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.
- C-bias
-
noun,
grid bias.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- labio-
-
- cobras
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Cobden
-
noun,
Richard, 1804–65, English manufacturer, merchant, economist, and statesman.
- cobias
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- cobles
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Sicyon
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- cleans
-
- Cleary
-
noun,
Beverly, born 1916, U.S. author.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clino-
-
- clones
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- serdab
-
noun,
a chamber inside a mastaba containing a statue of the deceased.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- serbo-
-
- closed
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- radio-
-
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- riband
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- cables
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Landry
-
noun,
Thomas Wade ("Tom") 1924–2000, U.S. football player and coach.
- solder
-
noun,
any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Calder
-
noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- broncs
-
noun,
bronco:
- royals
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- ribald
-
noun,
a ribald person.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- re-lay
-
verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- cabers
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- briony
-
noun,
bryony.
- bridal
-
noun,
a wedding.
- Rodney
-
noun,
George Brydges [brij-iz] /ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1718–92, British admiral.
- robles
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Bridey
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Bridget.
- bridle
-
noun,
part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
- roband
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- sorely
-
adverb,
in a painful manner.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- riyals
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Broads
-
noun,
The, (used with a plural verb) a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.
- Ridley
-
noun,
Also called Atlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle. a gray sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, about 24 inches (61 cm) long, previously thought to be a hybrid of the loggerhead and green turtles: an endangered species.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Brodie
-
noun,
a suicidal or daredevil leap; wild dive:
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- broils
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- calory
-
noun,
calorie.
- syndic
-
noun,
a person chosen to represent and transact business for a corporation, as a university.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- Syrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- cardi-
-
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- careys
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- caribe
-
noun,
piranha.
- Syriac
-
noun,
a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- Caribs
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- caryo-
-
- layers
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rayons
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carbon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen, oxygen, etc., and that occurs in a pure state as diamond and graphite, and in an impure state as charcoal. Symbol: C; atomic weight: 12.011; atomic number: 6; specific gravity: (of diamond) 3.51 at 20°C; (of graphite) 2.26 at 20°C.
- carboy
-
noun,
a large glass bottle protected by basketwork or a wooden box, used especially for holding corrosive liquids.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- candys
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- carbo-
-
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- rebids
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- Snyder
-
noun,
Gary, born 1930, U.S. poet and essayist.
- snarly
-
adjective,
apt to snarl; easily irritated.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- slider
-
noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- coneys
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- inlays
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- royale
-
noun,
custard cut into shapes and used as a garnish in soups.
- disbar
-
verb (used with object),
to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- disco-
-
- Disney
-
noun,
Walt(er E.) 1901–66, U.S. creator and producer of animated cartoons, motion pictures, etc.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- doable
-
adjective,
capable of being done.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- doblas
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain.
- lysine
-
noun,
a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- Doblin
-
noun,
Alfred [ahl-freyt] /ˈɑl freɪt/ (Show IPA), 1878–1957, German physician and novelist.
- dobras
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- doyens
-
noun,
the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.
- Libyan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Libya.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- dynels
-
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- denary
-
adjective,
containing ten; tenfold.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- delays
-
noun,
the act of delaying; procrastination; loitering.
- scaled
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- descry
-
verb (used with object),
to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy:
- desorb
-
verb (used with object),
to remove an absorbate or adsorbate from (an absorbent or adsorbent).
- diable
-
adjective,
highly spiced; prepared with hot or piquant seasoning; deviled.
- Diablo
-
noun,
Spanish for “devil.”.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- idlers
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- Erinys
-
noun,
any of the Furies.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lycian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lycia.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- lie-by
-
noun,
a paved section alongside a highway for automobiles in need of emergency repairs.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- yearns
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- yields
-
noun,
something yielded.
- Lydian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lydia.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- inbred
-
adjective,
naturally inherent; innate; native:
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- lidars
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- lycine
-
noun,
betaine.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- dorsal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- linsey
-
noun,
linsey-woolsey.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Dorsey
-
noun,
Tommy, 1905–56, U.S. jazz trombonist and bandleader.
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- lyrics
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- sarco-
-
- easily
-
adverb,
in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble:
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Elyria
-
noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- indecl
-
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- yonder
-
adverb,
at, in, or to that place specified or more or less distant; over there.
- Searcy
-
noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- noyade
-
noun,
destruction or execution by drowning, especially as practiced at Nantes, France, in 1793–94, during the Reign of Terror.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- nobles
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Scribe
-
noun,
a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of printing.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- rosily
-
adverb,
with a rosy color.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- 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.
- Cosyra
-
noun,
ancient name of Pantelleria.
- cradle
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- crayon
-
noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- Olbers
-
noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- 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.
- senary
-
adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- corban
-
noun,
a sacrifice or offering made to God, especially among the ancient Hebrews in fulfillment of a vow.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Corday
-
noun,
Charlotte (Maria Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont) 1768–93, French Revolutionary heroine: assassinated Jean-Paul Marat.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- corbel
-
noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Corbie
-
noun,
a raven or crow.
- Corbin
-
noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- necro-
-
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- yodels
-
noun,
a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- scler-
-
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- debars
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- debris
-
noun,
the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble:
- decays
-
noun,
decomposition; rot:
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- liards
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- creasy
-
adjective,
full of creases.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- nearly
-
adverb,
all but; almost:
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- cresyl
-
adjective,
tolyl.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- nearby
-
adverb,
in the neighborhood or vicinity; close by:
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Crosby
-
noun,
Bing (Harry Lillis Crosby) 1904–77, U.S. singer and actor.
- narco-
-
- Naseby
-
noun,
a village in W Northamptonshire, in central England: Royalist defeat 1645.
- Dacron
-
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- yodles
-
noun,
a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- dorsi-
-
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- bardes
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- adeno-
-
- belays
-
noun,
Mountain Climbing. a rock, bush, or other object sturdy enough for a running rope to be passed around it to secure a hold.
- ad-lib
-
noun,
something improvised in speech, music, etc.:
- brady-
-
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- blinds
-
noun,
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- adobes
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- boride
-
noun,
a compound consisting of two elements of which boron is the more electronegative one.
- Balder
-
noun,
a god, a son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother of Hod, by whom he was killed.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- byline
-
noun,
a printed line of text accompanying a news story, article, or the like, giving the author's name.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- beryls
-
noun,
a mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, Be 3 Al 2 Si 6 O 18 , usually green, but also blue, rose, white, and golden, and both opaque and transparent, the latter variety including the gems emerald and aquamarine: the principal ore of beryllium.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- binder
-
noun,
a person or thing that binds.
- boiled
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- bicone
-
noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- Beylic
-
noun,
the power or jurisdiction of a bey.
- barely
-
adverb,
only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not:
- beyond
-
Idioms,
the beyond,
that which is at a great distance.
Also, the great beyond. the afterlife; life after death.
- brails
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- blends
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- Baylor
-
noun,
Elgin, born 1934, U.S. basketball player.
- braids
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- binary
-
noun,
a whole composed of two.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- becard
-
noun,
any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachyramphus, of the American tropics, having large heads and swollen bills, and variously classified with the flycatchers or the cotingas.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Bolyai
-
noun,
János [yah-nawsh] /ˈyɑ nɔʃ/ (Show IPA), 1802–60, Hungarian mathematician.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- boners
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- bancos
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- 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.
- bolide
-
noun,
a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball.
- Bicorn
-
noun,
bicorne.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- aeron.
-
- boards
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- Alyson
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Bicols
-
noun,
Bikol.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- adsorb
-
verb (used with object),
to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer:
- bolden
-
noun,
Charles ("Buddy") 1868?–1931, U.S. cornet player: early pioneer in jazz.
- adren-
-
- bields
-
noun,
a shelter; refuge.
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- Borden
-
noun,
Gail, 1801–74, U.S. inventor: developed technique for condensing milk.
- bordel
-
noun,
a brothel.
- borane
-
noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- borals
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- adreno
-
- Boleyn
-
noun,
Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
- arsen-
-
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- blonde
-
noun,
a woman or girl having this coloration.
- Baldie
-
noun,
a bald person (sometimes used as a facetious term of address).
- baryes
-
noun,
microbar.
- bleary
-
adjective,
(of the eyes or sight) blurred or dimmed, as from sleep or weariness.
- baryon
-
noun,
a proton, neutron, or any elementary particle that decays into a set of particles that includes a proton.
- bodily
-
adverb,
as a physical entity; as a complete physical unit:
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- brands
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- Brando
-
noun,
Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
- Brandy
-
noun,
a spirit distilled from wine or from the fermented juice of grapes or of apples, peaches, plums, etc.
- Byrnes
-
noun,
James Francis, 1879–1972, U.S. statesman and jurist: secretary of state 1945–47.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- bacons
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- ardebs
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- bindle
-
noun,
a bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions, carried by a hobo.
- albedo
-
noun,
Astronomy. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.
- boyars
-
noun,
Russian History. a member of the old nobility of Russia, before Peter the Great made rank dependent on state service.
- byrnie
-
noun,
a coat of mail; hauberk.
- barony
-
noun,
the domain of a baron.
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Briand
-
noun,
Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
- Bianco
-
noun,
Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- Brenda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”.
- beacon
-
noun,
a guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.
- 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.
- alders
-
- Bodley
-
noun,
George Frederick, 1827–1907, English architect.
- bialys
-
noun,
a round, flat, leavened, soft roll made of white flour, having a crusty bottom and a depression at the center that is typically filled with an onion and poppy seed mixture.
- breads
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Biscay
-
noun,
Bay of, a bay of the Atlantic between W France and N Spain.
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- aniso-
-
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Abydos
-
noun,
an ancient ruined city in central Egypt, near Thebes: temples and necropolis.
- abides
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- boylas
-
noun,
a witch doctor; sorcerer.
- Bayern
-
noun,
German name of Bavaria.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- barley
-
noun,
a widely distributed cereal plant belonging to the genus Hordeum, of the grass family, having awned flowers that grow in tightly bunched spikes, with three small additional spikes at each node.
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- bodice
-
noun,
a usually fitted vest or wide, lace-up girdle worn by women over a dress or blouse, especially a cross-laced, sleeveless outer garment covering the waist and bust, common in peasant dress.
- beards
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- blancs
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- brains
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- brainy
-
adjective,
intelligent; clever; intellectual.
- Bailey
-
noun,
the defensive wall surrounding an outer court of a castle.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- biased
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Barney
-
noun,
Informal.
an argument.
a prizefight.
a fight or brawl.
a blunder or mistake.
- bodies
-
noun,
the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- beanos
-
noun,
bingo.
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- bonaci
-
noun,
any of several edible serranid fishes, as Mycteroperca bonaci.
- andro-
-
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- 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.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- leady
-
adjective,
like lead; leaden.
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- lardy
-
adjective,
like or consisting of lard:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leary
-
adjective,
leery1 .
- asco-
-
- Bryce
-
noun,
James, 1st Viscount, 1838–1922, British diplomat, historian, and jurist: born in Ireland.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Lyons
-
noun,
Joseph Aloysius, 1879–1939, Australian statesman: prime minister 1932–39.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lyres
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- lyric
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- areo-
-
- lysin
-
noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- lyso-
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- liney
-
adjective,
liny.
- lobed
-
adjective,
having a lobe or lobes; lobate.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Lords
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- 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.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- LeRoy
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Lesya
-
noun,
any of six possible colors given to the monad, or individual soul, by its karma and being lighter or darker according to the proportion of good or evil included in the karma.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- lyard
-
adjective,
streaked or spotted with gray or white.
- lyase
-
noun,
any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Libya
-
noun,
Ancient Geography. the part of N Africa W of Egypt.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Lycia
-
noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arnel
-
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Lydia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom in W Asia Minor: under Croesus, a wealthy empire including most of Asia Minor.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Lynda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lindy
-
noun,
Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- Landy
-
noun,
John Michael, born 1930, Australian track athlete and political leader: governor of Victoria 2001–06.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- dribs
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- drily
-
adverb,
dryly.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- Dryas
-
noun,
any creeping plant belonging to the genus Dryas, of the rose family, having solitary white or yellow flowers, comprising the mountain avens.
- Ebony
-
noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- drays
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- drabs
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- ecol.
-
- baro-
-
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- encl.
-
- ency.
-
- Elroy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- baric
-
adjective,
of or containing barium.
- econ.
-
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Barye
-
noun,
microbar.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- dobla
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain.
- Dobie
-
noun,
Chiefly Southwestern U.S. adobe.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- disc.
-
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- BASIC
-
noun,
Military.
basic training.
a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- doyen
-
noun,
the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- Dolby
-
- Doisy
-
noun,
Edward Adelbert [ad-l-bert,, uh-del-] /ˈæd l bərt,, əˈdɛl-/ (Show IPA), 1893–1986, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1943.
- doily
-
noun,
any small, ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace.
- Doyle
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Conan [kaw-nuh n,, koh-] /ˈkɔ nən,, ˈkoʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1859–1930, British physician, novelist, and detective-story writer.
- endo-
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Iran.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- yores
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- yodle
-
noun,
a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
- yodel
-
noun,
a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- insol
-
- in-lb
-
- inlay
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- baldy
-
noun,
baldie.
- Bayle
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1647–1706, French philosopher and critic.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- Indo-
-
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- layer
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Lacey
-
noun,
a town in W Washington.
- Bacon
-
noun,
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Baden
-
noun,
a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
- badly
-
Idioms,
badly off. bad1 (def 41).
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- balds
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- yclad
-
verb,
past participle of clothe.
- bands
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- Icel.
-
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- 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.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- bardy
-
noun,
a beetle larva of Australia, Bardistus cibarius, that bores into plants and is used as food by Aborigines.
- icons
-
- bandy
-
noun,
an early form of tennis.
- incr.
-
- yirds
-
noun,
earth.
- incor
-
- incl.
-
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- 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.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Banco
-
noun,
a declaration made by a bettor in certain gambling games, as baccarat and chemin de fer, indicating a bet matching the full amount in the bank, to the exclusion of all previous lower bets: often used as an interjection.
- ideo-
-
- yield
-
noun,
something yielded.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- yeans
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Sandy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- adobe
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sarc-
-
- aden-
-
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acro-
-
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- scary
-
adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Scand
-
- scaly
-
adjective,
covered with or abounding in scales or scale.
- 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.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rynds
-
noun,
rind2 .
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- 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.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- aeri-
-
- roily
-
adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- aero-
-
- Royal
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- reni-
-
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- abide
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- sloyd
-
noun,
a system of manual training based on experience gained in woodworking, originally developed in Sweden.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Sino-
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- 30-30
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonya
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- synod
-
noun,
an assembly of ecclesiastics or other church delegates, convoked pursuant to the law of the church, for the discussion and decision of ecclesiastical affairs; ecclesiastical council.
- synd.
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- 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.
- sebi-
-
- acyls
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Selby
-
noun,
Hubert, Jr. 1928–2004, U.S. novelist.
- acidy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or resembling acid; sharp; sour:
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- abode
-
noun,
a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
- Seric
-
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- Sycon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall that is folded to form many short canals leading to the spongocoel.
- Sybil
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sibyl
-
noun,
any of certain women of antiquity reputed to possess powers of prophecy or divination.
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- nobly
-
adverb,
in a noble manner.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- andr-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Noyes
-
noun,
Alfred, 1880–1958, English poet.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noisy
-
adjective,
making much noise:
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- oiled
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oyers
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- oidea
-
- OIcel
-
- odyls
-
noun,
od.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- nosey
-
adjective,
nosy.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- obeys
-
verb (used with object),
to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of:
- Obeid
-
noun,
El Obeid.
- Obad.
-
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- andry
-
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Nabis
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- 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.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- 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.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Nydia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nerdy
-
adjective,
Slang. of or like a nerd.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nebr.
-
- nears
-
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- naso-
-
- Nasby
-
noun,
Petroleum V. pen name of David Ross Locke.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rayed
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Randy
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Ready
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- Alcor
-
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- redly
-
adverb,
with a red color or glow:
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- rebid
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- 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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- onlay
-
noun,
an overlay, especially one in relief.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- 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.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- Alyce
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ordn.
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- dynes
-
noun,
the standard centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second on a mass of one gram. Abbreviation: dyn.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- deca-
-
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Decay
-
noun,
decomposition; rot:
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- belay
-
noun,
Mountain Climbing. a rock, bush, or other object sturdy enough for a running rope to be passed around it to secure a hold.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Bland
-
noun,
James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Boyer
-
noun,
Jean Pierre [zhahn pyer] /ʒɑ̃ pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1776–1850, Haitian political leader: president 1818–43.
- Candy
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- carb-
-
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Debir
-
noun,
a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- coaly
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing coal.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- 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.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Cindy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cynthia.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Canby
-
noun,
Henry Seidel [sahyd-l] /ˈsaɪd l/ (Show IPA), 1878–1961, U.S. author and critic.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- decry
-
verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- Boyds
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Gaelic word meaning “light.”.
- bield
-
noun,
a shelter; refuge.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- Cayes
-
noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Darby
-
noun,
a float having two handles, used by plasterers.
- deci-
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- cobia
-
noun,
a large, fusiform fish, Rachycentron canadum, found off the eastern coast of temperate and tropical America, in the East Indies, and in Japan.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- decyl
-
noun,
a group of isomeric univalent radicals, C 10 H 21 , derived from the decanes by removing one hydrogen atom.
- bides
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- decl.
-
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- decoy
-
noun,
a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like.
- brads
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- blond
-
noun,
a blond person.
- bendy
-
adjective,
tending to bend; flexible or resilient.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- bends
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Boyle
-
noun,
Kay, 1903–1993, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.
- Deary
-
noun,
darling.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Clary
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Blida
-
noun,
a city in N Algeria.
- clase
-
- cloys
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- bliny
-
plural noun,
blini.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- Casey
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- blind
-
noun,
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- Clyde
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a stupid, inept, or boorish person.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Boyne
-
noun,
a river in E Ireland: William III defeated James II near here 1690. 70 miles (110 km) long.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- Beryl
-
noun,
a mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, Be 3 Al 2 Si 6 O 18 , usually green, but also blue, rose, white, and golden, and both opaque and transparent, the latter variety including the gems emerald and aquamarine: the principal ore of beryllium.
- Bercy
-
noun,
a white sauce flavored with white wine, shallots, fish stock, and parsley: usually served with fish.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cryo-
-
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- Carib
-
noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Card.
-
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- bices
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- 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.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- blend
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- debar
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Caryl
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- bonds
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- boyla
-
noun,
a witch doctor; sorcerer.
- boned
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- 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.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- dicey
-
adjective,
unpredictable; risky; uncertain.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Cyril
-
noun,
Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Dalny
-
noun,
former Russian name of Dalian (def 2).
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- blade
-
noun,
the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.
- cyans
-
noun,
cyan blue.
- dial.
-
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- beads
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- biol.
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- diary
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- beady
-
adjective,
beadlike; small, globular, and glittering:
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- cyan-
-
- Corby
-
noun,
a town in NE Northamptonshire, in S England.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- Daisy
-
noun,
any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- Byrne
-
noun,
Donn [don] /dɒn/ (Show IPA), Donn-Byrne, Brian Oswald.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Bride
-
noun,
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Dynel
-
- cine-
-
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- bodes
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bryan
-
noun,
William Jennings [jen-ingz] /ˈdʒɛn ɪŋz/ (Show IPA), 1860–1925, U.S. political leader.
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Byron
-
noun,
George Gordon, Lord (6th Baron Byron) 1788–1824, English poet.
- Cons.
-
- Daley
-
noun,
Richard J(oseph) 1902–76, U.S. politician: mayor of Chicago 1955–76.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- Dylan
-
noun,
Bob (Robert Zimmerman) born 1941, U.S. folk-rock singer, guitarist, and composer.
- byres
-
noun,
a cow shed.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- cidal
-
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- Briny
-
noun,
ocean.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- cyder
-
noun,
cider.
- bialy
-
noun,
a round, flat, leavened, soft roll made of white flour, having a crusty bottom and a depression at the center that is typically filled with an onion and poppy seed mixture.
- Colby
-
noun,
a mild, cheddar-type cheese that is softer and more open in texture than standard cheddar.
- binds
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- boyar
-
noun,
Russian History. a member of the old nobility of Russia, before Peter the Great made rank dependent on state service.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- brays
-
noun,
the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- cabin
-
noun,
a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
- Brale
-
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- delay
-
noun,
the act of delaying; procrastination; loitering.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Cosby
-
noun,
William Henry (Bill) born 1937, U.S. comedian and actor.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- daily
-
noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- coel-
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dancy
-
adjective,
suitable for or conducive to dancing; danceable.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cores
-
- Denys
-
noun,
Saint, Denîs, Saint.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Derby
-
noun,
a city in Derbyshire in central England.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- dairy
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- desc.
-
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- OECD
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Alis
-
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Bode
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- ord.
-
- cis-
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- orby
-
adjective,
like or pertaining to an orb.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ole-
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- oldy
-
noun,
oldie.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- cir.
-
- bdls
-
plural,
bundle.
- odyl
-
noun,
od.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- Col.
-
- ano-
-
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- NASD
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- bdle
-
plural,
bundle.
- NDAC
-
- Cody
-
noun,
William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") 1846–1917, U.S. Army scout and showman.
- NDSL
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lond
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Cond
-
- Con.
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Lory
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- ANSI
-
- blad
-
noun,
a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- coly
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- cloy
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Andy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Andrew.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- nos-
-
- 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.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- NRAB
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- obey
-
verb (used with object),
to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of:
- ancy
-
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obs.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ance
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Nor.
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- neo-
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- ands
-
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- 1080
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- 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.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIRA
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- NYSE
-
- NLRB
-
- bldr
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- sec.
-
- secy
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- abs-
-
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- abr.
-
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- scr.
-
- ably
-
adverb,
in an able manner; with skill or ability; competently.
- SBLI
-
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Can.
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- SBIC
-
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- acr-
-
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Bray
-
noun,
the loud, harsh cry of a donkey.
- ScBE
-
- Cal.
-
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- ABLS
-
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- soln
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- 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.
- Soni
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sra.
-
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- BSEc
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- BSNA
-
- syn-
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- sync
-
noun,
synchronization:
- BSIR
-
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- BSIE
-
- abl.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- 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.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Syr.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- BSCE
-
- BSAE
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- slay
-
noun,
sley.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- sld.
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- sley
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- SLIC
-
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- Body
-
noun,
the physical structure and material substance of an animal or plant, living or dead.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rcd.
-
- RdAc
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Alb.
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- Cdr.
-
- Boyd
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Gaelic word meaning “light.”.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- CBEL
-
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Aire
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rel.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rad.
-
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- cyl.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- cide
-
- OSRD
-
- RIBA
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- bods
-
noun,
body:
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Ald.
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alco
-
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- CERN
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- cen.
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Cels
-
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- AInd
-
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- aer-
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- RONA
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- 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.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- bony
-
adjective,
of or like bone.
- Sab.
-
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- bold
-
Idioms,
be / make (so) bold, to presume or venture; dare:
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- Bol.
-
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rida
-
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- rynd
-
noun,
rind2 .
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RNAS
-
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Lab.
-
- Elys
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- iso-
-
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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).
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- BAEd
-
- Lady
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- end-
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- enl.
-
- Daly
-
noun,
(John) Augustin [aw-guhs-tin] /ɔˈgʌs tɪn/ (Show IPA), 1838–99, U.S. playwright, critic, and theatrical manager.
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- yrs.
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- beys
-
noun,
a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- enc.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- ISBN
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- drys
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Lani
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Den.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Deny
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Dray
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- der.
-
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- BRCS
-
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- deys
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Del.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- eco-
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lays
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- yids
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- DCNL
-
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Yard
-
noun,
a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yird
-
noun,
earth.
- IADB
-
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ile-
-
- dbl.
-
- Ind.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- inae
-
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- ible
-
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Bend
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- yeld
-
adjective,
barren; sterile.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- deb.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- ical
-
- Yedo
-
noun,
a former name of Tokyo.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- 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 = .
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- yods
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- bar.
-
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- yond
-
adverb, adjective,
yonder.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- iod-
-
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- Bely
-
noun,
Andrei [uhn-dryey] /ʌnˈdryeɪ/ (Show IPA), (Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev) 1880–1934, Russian writer.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Debs
-
noun,
Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Dec.
-
- Ens.
-
- beld
-
adjective,
bald; hairless.
- Ire.
-
- Danl
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- IndE
-
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- eso-
-
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Indy
-
noun,
Indianapolis, Ind.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Bald
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- bal.
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Esd.
-
- yobs
-
noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Bays
-
noun,
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ins.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dely
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- dlr.
-
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- bin-
-
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Din.
-
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- lyes
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ARIS
-
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Cres
-
- asc-
-
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Dyer
-
noun,
John, 1700–58, British poet.
- dobe
-
noun,
Informal. adobe.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- dyes
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- doby
-
noun,
adobe.
- Lynd
-
noun,
Robert Staughton [stawt-n] /ˈstɔt n/ (Show IPA), 1892–1970, and his wife Helen (Merrell) [mer-uh l] /ˈmɛr əl/ (Show IPA) 1896–1982, U.S. sociologists.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- 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.
- dioc
-
- dyne
-
noun,
the standard centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second on a mass of one gram. Abbreviation: dyn.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- dir.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lyse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- bdl.
-
plural,
bundle.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Dino
-
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- BDSA
-
- lobs
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- lys-
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- bio-
-
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- 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.
- Lyon
-
noun,
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
- Dyna
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- BDes
-
- dys-
-
- dis-
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- Byrd
-
noun,
Richard Evelyn, 1888–1957, rear admiral in U.S. Navy: polar explorer.
- byre
-
noun,
a cow shed.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Lib.
-
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- dibs
-
noun,
money in small amounts.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- lea.
-
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- BASc
-
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dory
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- dia-
-
- dol.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- idae
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- leys
-
noun,
leu.
- 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.
- Dyce
-
noun,
Alexander, 1798–1869, Scottish editor.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- Ia.
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- AEC
-
- id.
-
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- ab-
-
- yad
-
noun,
a tapered, usually ornamented rod, usually of silver, with the tip of the tapered part forming a fist with the index finger extended, used by the reader of a scroll of the Torah as a place marker.
- ics
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- cr.
-
- ial
-
- Doi
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ac-
-
- EDC
-
- ADC
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- EIS
-
- ESL
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- cl.
-
- BCS
-
- al.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ESR
-
- BDA
-
- ae.
-
- cs.
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- ad-
-
- Rs.
-
- Bde
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- IAS
-
- BSD
-
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- eir
-
- ca.
-
- BSO
-
- Syl
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- AIC
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Dey
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Sr.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Dr.
-
- YCL
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- SRB
-
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- BSN
-
- CBD
-
- abn
-
- BSA
-
- Co.
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ib.
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ROI
-
- BSE
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Dry
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- IBN
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- DRE
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- CBE
-
- EdB
-
- SLR
-
- DSA
-
- DNR
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- bey
-
noun,
a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire.
- BRE
-
- bec
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- di.
-
- ECA
-
- SAR
-
- DOB
-
- ec-
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- DNB
-
- SCB
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- DNA
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- en-
-
- sb.
-
- DLS
-
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- ADB
-
- SDR
-
- se-
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- abd
-
- SDI
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- DIY
-
- SBA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- sc.
-
- CAI
-
- SDA
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- DIL
-
- SLE
-
- SBE
-
- EBS
-
- ScD
-
- ACS
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- acy
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ean
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ead
-
- dyn
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- aby
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to pay the penalty of.
- ESA
-
- an.
-
- Esc
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ea.
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- eo-
-
- DSR
-
- BCD
-
- SAE
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- DLO
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EbN
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- RNA
-
- SED
-
- ed.
-
- SLA
-
- DLC
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ery
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Ar.
-
- dye
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- BSL
-
- 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.
- RLD
-
- DCL
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- DBE
-
- OAS
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- ASI
-
- OBE
-
- CLI
-
- OSB
-
- do.
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obl
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- OCD
-
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Clo
-
- LCA
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- CSR
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ase
-
- OED
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- ob.
-
- Oc.
-
- ASN
-
- OCR
-
- LCI
-
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- OIr
-
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- Ola
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- BLS
-
- Bn.
-
- BNS
-
- be-
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- bl.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- BDS
-
plural,
board.
- OCS
-
- oic
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- DOA
-
- ASR
-
- DSC
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- DSO
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- oid
-
- BCE
-
- BCL
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- ANC
-
- cle
-
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- LCD
-
- Ld.
-
- ONI
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- NBA
-
- NYC
-
- NBC
-
- NBS
-
- NDE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- NCO
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ard
-
- LON
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- LSI
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- aor
-
- BLA
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LSC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ARS
-
- LDC
-
- NOC
-
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- CLR
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ble
-
- CRS
-
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- Bly
-
noun,
Nellie (Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman) 1867–1922, U.S. journalist and social reformer.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NEC
-
- NES
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- bye
-
noun,
Sports. in a tournament, the preferential status of a player or team not paired with a competitor in an early round and thus automatically advanced to play in the next round:
- Les
-
- BIE
-
- NIA
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- NYA
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- asb
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- CED
-
- REA
-
- ine
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ays
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- RDC
-
- CEA
-
- CBS
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- RDS
-
- RDA
-
- ILO
-
- bi-
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- Boy
-
noun,
a male child, from birth to full growth, especially one less than 18 years of age.
- CEO
-
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- 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 = .
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RCN
-
- yod
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- IOC
-
- YOB
-
noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- DAR
-
- RBC
-
- RBI
-
- RCA
-
- ILS
-
- DBA
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Yeo
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- DCS
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- yds
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ide
-
- IDB
-
- ier
-
- yer
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- DBS
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Yid
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- NbE
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- Ir.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ose
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- DAY
-
noun,
the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset:
- Bac
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- LAC
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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).
- Rd.
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- Cyd
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- ise
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- CIE
-
- LSD
-
- Isl
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ISR
-
- ory
-
- CYO
-
- LDS
-
- La.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ISA
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- by-
-
- BSC
-
- CIA
-
- ALC
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- ons
-
- IRC
-
- ONR
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Bay
-
noun,
a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
- DAE
-
- IRS
-
- CIB
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- Br.
-
- RO
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- yd
-
noun,
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NY
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ey
-
- DN
-
- LR
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- ln
-
- N.
-
- NB
-
- dl
-
- NC
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ND
-
- NI
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- ol
-
- YB
-
- ly
-
- ry
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- le
-
- BO
-
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- R.
-
- CE
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- D.
-
- OA
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- CB
-
- O.
-
- yr
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- SL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- LC
-
- B-
-
- AO
-
- L.
-
- BC
-
- yl
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- SA
-
- SN
-
- EI
-
- ic
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- Y.
-
- i.
-
- DB
-
- S.
-
- NL
-
- Eb
-