Anagrams of consultative
Word consultative has
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- inoculates
-
verb (used with object),
to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- inosculate
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite by openings, as arteries in anastomosis.
- novaculite
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noun,
a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- unicostate
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adjective,
having only one costa, rib, or ridge.
- vulcanite
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noun,
a hard, readily cut and polished rubber, obtained by vulcanizing rubber with a large amount of sulfur, used in the manufacture of combs, buttons, and for electric insulation.
- tunicates
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noun,
Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
- cultivate
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verb (used with object),
to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till.
- tenacious
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adjective,
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):
- sectional
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noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- invocates
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verb (used with object),
invoke.
- vitaceous
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adjective,
belonging to the Vitaceae, the grape family of plants.
- involutes
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noun,
Geometry. any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
- vinaceous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling wine or grapes.
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- inoculate
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verb (used with object),
to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- locatives
-
noun,
the locative case.
- coastline
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- autotelic
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adjective,
(of an entity or event) having within itself the purpose of its existence or happening.
- consulate
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noun,
the premises officially occupied by a consul.
- Lutenist
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noun,
a person who plays the lute.
- lacunose
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adjective,
full of or having lacunae.
- insulate
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verb (used with object),
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
- Slavonic
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adjective,
Slavonian.
- lacteous
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adjective,
milky; of the color of milk.
- cistvaen
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noun,
cist2 .
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- outlines
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- tunicate
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noun,
Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- toucanet
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noun,
any of several small South and Central American toucans, especially of the genus Aulacorhynchus.
- novelist
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noun,
a person who writes novels.
- velation
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noun,
pronunciation with velar articulation.
- cleanout
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noun,
an act of cleaning out.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- Alcinous
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noun,
king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
- outcaste
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noun,
(in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- INTELSAT
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noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- tonalist
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noun,
a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- volutins
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noun,
basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.
- Octavius
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noun,
a male given name.
- violates
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verb (used with object),
to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- titanous
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adjective,
containing trivalent titanium.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- involute
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noun,
Geometry. any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
- cavettos
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noun,
a concave molding the outline of which is a quarter circle.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- lunacies
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noun,
insanity; mental disorder.
- invocate
-
verb (used with object),
invoke.
- lutanist
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noun,
lutenist.
- ovulates
-
verb (used without object),
to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- Viscount
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noun,
a nobleman next below an earl or count and next above a baron.
- lunatics
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- alunites
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- Slovenia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- conative
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noun,
Grammar. a conative word, affix, or verbal aspect.
- linocuts
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- centavos
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines.
- Teutonic
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noun,
Germanic.
- stonecat
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noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- evulsion
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noun,
the act of plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction.
- tunicles
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- vacuoles
-
noun,
a membrane-bound cavity within a cell, often containing a watery liquid or secretion.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- cuittles
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verb (used with object),
to wheedle, cajole, or coax.
- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- Scituate
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noun,
a town in E Massachusetts.
- noctules
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- Consuela
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “consolation.”.
- victuals
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noun,
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- ventails
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noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- volitant
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adjective,
engaged in or having the power of flight.
- culottes
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plural noun,
women's trousers, usually knee-length or calf-length, cut full to resemble a skirt.
- 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.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- locative
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noun,
the locative case.
- univocal
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adjective,
having only one meaning; unambiguous.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- vesicant
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noun,
a vesicant agent or substance.
- Volscian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Volsci or to their language.
- toluates
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noun,
a salt or ester of any of the four isomeric toluic acids.
- calottes
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noun,
zucchetto.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- vocalise
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noun,
a musical composition consisting of the singing of melody with vowel sounds or nonsense syllables rather than text, as for special effect in classical compositions, in polyphonic jazz singing by special groups, or in virtuoso vocal exercises.
- vocalist
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noun,
a singer.
- osculate
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verb (used with object),
to bring into close contact or union.
- convulse
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verb (used with object),
to shake violently; agitate.
- unvoices
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verb (used with or without object),
devoice.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- avulsion
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noun,
a tearing away.
- osculant
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adjective,
united by certain common characteristics.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- cutlines
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- aesculin
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noun,
esculin.
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- Tacitus
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noun,
Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- vesical
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adjective,
of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
- avocets
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noun,
any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- catouse
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noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- situate
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adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- oculist
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noun,
ophthalmologist.
- vection
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noun,
the transference of a disease from one person to another.
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- etalons
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- estival
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adjective,
pertaining or appropriate to summer.
- Toltecs
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noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- counsel
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noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- calvous
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adjective,
lacking all or most of the hair on the head; bald.
- calotte
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noun,
zucchetto.
- toluate
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noun,
a salt or ester of any of the four isomeric toluic acids.
- evasion
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noun,
an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something:
- Louvain
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noun,
a city in central Belgium.
- tonetic
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- unstate
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to deprive (a person) of office or rank.
- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- venatic
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adjective,
of or relating to hunting.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- costate
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adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Suevian
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noun,
a member of an ancient Germanic people of uncertain origin, mentioned in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- tonlets
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noun,
a skirt of plates.
- ventail
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noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- toucans
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- solvate
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noun,
a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- steato-
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- solvent
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noun,
a substance that dissolves another to form a solution:
- cutlets
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noun,
a slice of meat, especially of veal, for broiling or frying.
- notates
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- cutline
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- cutties
-
noun,
a short spoon.
- vacuole
-
noun,
a membrane-bound cavity within a cell, often containing a watery liquid or secretion.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- cuttles
-
noun,
cuttlefish.
- consult
-
noun,
a consultation.
- unclose
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- stencil
-
noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- uncials
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- uncoils
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- culotte
-
plural noun,
women's trousers, usually knee-length or calf-length, cut full to resemble a skirt.
- Novalis
-
noun,
(pen name of Friedrich von Hardenberg) 1772–1801, German poet.
- niveous
-
adjective,
resembling snow, especially in whiteness; snowy.
- unvocal
-
adjective,
not outspoken; reserved; not eloquent in speech; inarticulate.
- unvoice
-
verb (used with or without object),
devoice.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- unlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- stative
-
adjective,
(of a verb) expressing a state or condition, as like, want, or believe, and usually used in simple, not progressive, tenses:
- utensil
-
noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- Soutine
-
noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- soutane
-
noun,
a cassock.
- unveils
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal:
- coevals
-
noun,
a contemporary:
- cuittle
-
verb (used with object),
to wheedle, cajole, or coax.
- noctule
-
noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- natives
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- Tuonela
-
noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- cauline
-
adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- centavo
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines.
- centals
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- 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).
- lunatic
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- envious
-
adjective,
full of, feeling, or expressing envy:
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- cavetto
-
noun,
a concave molding the outline of which is a quarter circle.
- cave-in
-
noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- caution
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- stouten
-
verb (used with object),
to make stout.
- Octavus
-
adjective,
eighth.
- luteins
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- Sno-Cat
-
- Stilton
-
- valines
-
noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- tunicle
-
noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- elusion
-
noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- nucleo-
-
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- nutates
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- nutlets
-
noun,
a small nut; a small nutlike fruit or seed.
- eluants
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- sulcate
-
adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- costive
-
adjective,
suffering from constipation; constipated.
- lattice
-
noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- alunite
-
noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Latinus
-
noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- volante
-
adverb, adjective,
moving lightly and quickly.
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- violent
-
adjective,
acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force:
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- lattens
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- actives
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- teutons
-
noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- 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.
- litotes
-
noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- launces
-
noun,
sand lance.
- actino-
-
- ovulate
-
verb (used without object),
to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- let-out
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a means of escape; loophole.
- inulase
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- altoist
-
noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- Voltaic
-
noun,
Gur.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- talents
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- Lietuva
-
noun,
Lithuanian name of Lithuania.
- vittles
-
noun,
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- alevins
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- sattvic
-
adjective,
Hinduism. characterized by sattva: having a serene, harmonious, balanced mind or attitude.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- autoist
-
noun,
motorist.
- Seconal
-
- levants
-
noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Aetolus
-
noun,
son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- tetanus
-
noun,
Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw.
Compare lockjaw.
- Vistula
-
noun,
a river in Poland, flowing N from the Carpathian Mountains past Warsaw into the Baltic near Danzig. About 650 miles (1050 km) long.
- linocut
-
noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- tactile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- violate
-
verb (used with object),
to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- Lecuona
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- outcast
-
noun,
a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society:
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- outacts
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- volutes
-
noun,
a spiral or twisted formation or object.
- vicunas
-
noun,
a wild South American ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, of the Andes, related to the guanaco but smaller, and yielding a soft, delicate wool: an endangered species, now increasing in numbers.
- volutin
-
noun,
basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.
- attunes
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- tautens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- sinuate
-
adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- scutate
-
adjective,
Botany. formed like a round buckler.
- incluse
-
noun,
recluse (def 2).
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- scuttle
-
noun,
a deep bucket for carrying coal.
- lectins
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- victual
-
noun,
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- outlast
-
verb (used with object),
to endure or last longer than:
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- acinous
-
adjective,
consisting of acini.
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- outlive
-
verb (used with object),
to live longer than; survive (a person, period, etc.):
- Leavitt
-
noun,
Henrietta, 1868–1921, U.S. astronomer.
- outline
-
noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- outsail
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- native
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- cteno-
-
- Levant
-
noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- covets
-
verb (used with object),
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- cuttle
-
noun,
cuttlefish.
- Stevia
-
noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- Levins
-
noun,
lightning.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- tauten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- unlive
-
verb (used with object),
to undo or reverse (past life, experiences, etc.):
- Covina
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- steno-
-
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- taunts
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- tauto-
-
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- statue
-
noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- culets
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- Lettic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- covens
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- leuco-
-
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- cutlet
-
noun,
a slice of meat, especially of veal, for broiling or frying.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- navels
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- navies
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- Sutton
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- Leavis
-
noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Tustin
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- lovats
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucite
-
- livens
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- invest
-
verb (used with object),
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- loaves
-
noun,
plural of loaf1 .
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- locust
-
noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- suttle
-
adjective,
a frequent misspelling of subtle.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- evicts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Toltec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- tactus
-
noun,
the basic metrical unit in medieval music.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- tenuto
-
adjective,
Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- lutist
-
noun,
a lute player; lutenist.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- lutose
-
adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Lieut.
-
- lacto-
-
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- Tetuan
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the Mediterranean: former capital of the Spanish zone of Morocco.
- laevo-
-
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Stevin
-
noun,
Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- eluvia
-
noun,
a deposit of soil, dust, etc., formed from the decomposition of rock and found in its place of origin.
- luteo-
-
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- tinct.
-
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- Tuinal
-
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Teuton
-
noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- venous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of a vein.
- avulse
-
verb (used with object),
to pull off or tear away forcibly:
- avocet
-
noun,
any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- vestal
-
noun,
vestal virgin.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- attune
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- venial
-
adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- Attius
-
noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- outact
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- vicuna
-
noun,
a wild South American ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, of the Andes, related to the guanaco but smaller, and yielding a soft, delicate wool: an endangered species, now increasing in numbers.
- outlet
-
noun,
an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.
- outsat
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of outsit.
- astute
-
adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- outset
-
noun,
the beginning or start:
- outsit
-
verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- Silvan
-
noun,
a person dwelling in a woodland region.
- vincas
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- calves
-
noun,
plural of calf1 .
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- sloven
-
noun,
a person who is habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness in dress, appearance, etc.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Cavite
-
noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- cavils
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- cavies
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- vaults
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- Octave
-
noun,
Music.
a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone.
the interval encompassed by such tones.
the harmonic combination of such tones.
a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Calvin
-
noun,
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- slavo-
-
- Slavic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
- 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.
- calvus
-
adjective,
(of a cumulonimbus cloud) having its upper portion changing from a rounded, cumuliform shape to a diffuse, whitish, cirriform mass with vertical striations.
- ovines
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- vittle
-
noun,
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- Savoie
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
- vocals
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- scato-
-
- voices
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- voiles
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Volans
-
noun,
the Flying Fish, a southern constellation between Carina and Hydrus.
- Volant
-
noun,
Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- active
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- alcove
-
noun,
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room:
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Volsci
-
plural noun,
an ancient people of Latium who were conquered by the Romans in the last part of the 4th century b.c.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- acious
-
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- aceto-
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceous
-
- volute
-
noun,
a spiral or twisted formation or object.
- Vulcan
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking, identified with the Greek Hephaestus.
- Alcott
-
noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- ovisac
-
noun,
a sac or capsule containing an ovum or ova.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- vinous
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing wine.
- ovules
-
noun,
Botany.
a rudimentary seed.
the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- 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.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- violas
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- 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.
- aniso-
-
- setout
-
noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- Violet
-
noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- alvine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- visual
-
noun,
Usually, visuals.
the picture elements, as distinguished from the sound elements, in films, television, etc.
photographs, slides, films, charts, or other visual materials, especially as used for illustration or promotion. Compare audio, video.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- vitals
-
plural noun,
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
- celto-
-
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- clouts
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- V/STOL
-
- clonus
-
noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- 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.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- solute
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- clino-
-
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- cloves
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- clevis
-
noun,
a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
- Cletus
-
noun,
Anacletus.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- cleans
-
- clavus
-
noun,
Psychiatry. an intense headache in which the pain is likened to one that would be produced by a sharp object driven into the skull.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- novice
-
noun,
a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro:
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Valens
-
noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c328–378, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 364–378.
- civets
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- cloven
-
verb,
a past participle of cleave2 .
- Clovis
-
noun,
a town in central California.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- Tatius
-
noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- 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.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- unveil
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal:
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- consul
-
noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- colent
-
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- Soviet
-
noun,
(before the revolution) any governmental council.
(after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration.
(after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
- Nivose
-
noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- coeval
-
noun,
a contemporary:
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- valent
-
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- nutlet
-
noun,
a small nut; a small nutlike fruit or seed.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- snivel
-
noun,
weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
- valine
-
noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Valois
-
noun,
a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589.
- centi-
-
- values
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- nutate
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- Salvo
-
noun,
a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
- licet
-
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- stove
-
noun,
a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes heat for warmth, cooking, etc., commonly using coal, oil, gas, wood, or electricity as a source of power.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- noct-
-
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- sect.
-
- 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.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- soave
-
noun,
a dry, white wine from Verona, Italy.
- seti-
-
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- sanit
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- ocul-
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- scat-
-
- levo-
-
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- octa-
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Scot.
-
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stat.
-
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- neut.
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- leuc-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- nuci-
-
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- OSlav
-
- oste-
-
- naso-
-
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- sito-
-
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Sino-
-
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- novas
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- loves
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- 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.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- nevus
-
noun,
any congenital anomaly of the skin, including moles and various types of birthmarks.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- lovat
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- 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.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- OIcel
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- solve
-
verb (used with object),
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- natl.
-
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- naut.
-
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- suave
-
adjective,
(of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- stunt
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ovule
-
noun,
Botany.
a rudimentary seed.
the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- icons
-
- 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.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- USLTA
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- colat
-
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coel-
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- vinos
-
noun,
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- 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.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- uveas
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- asco-
-
- vino-
-
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- clove
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- 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.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- anis-
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- 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.
- ulent
-
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- auto.
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ecol.
-
- econ.
-
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ecto-
-
- Ecua.
-
- UNCIO
-
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Unit.
-
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- coven
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- coves
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- covet
-
verb (used with object),
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
- Univ.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- anti-
-
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- ante-
-
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- vice-
-
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- atto-
-
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- veals
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- ative
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- caus.
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- vault
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- Cant.
-
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- ation
-
- veni-
-
- Aust.
-
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- aviso
-
noun,
a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
- Venus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty.
- vents
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- 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.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- clase
-
- cine-
-
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- vaso-
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- value
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- 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.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- invt.
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- tious
-
- vitta
-
noun,
Botany. a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- vocal
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- 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.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- incl.
-
- inst.
-
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insol
-
- vocat
-
- Ital.
-
- 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.
- teno-
-
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- voles
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- actos
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- lact-
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- vols.
-
- 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.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telo-
-
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- votes
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- 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.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- volts
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- acet-
-
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Teut.
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- ileo-
-
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- touts
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- 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.
- Visct
-
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- toti-
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- viols
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- taunt
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- encl.
-
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- IATSE
-
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Icel.
-
- 30-30
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- evict
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Evatt
-
noun,
Herbert Vere [veer] /vɪər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1966, Australian lawyer and statesman: president of the General Assembly of the United Nations 1948–49.
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- lect.
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Vic.
-
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Vul.
-
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- 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.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- Visc
-
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- VLSI
-
- voc.
-
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- vin-
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- vil.
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- sec.
-
- Vict
-
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Suva
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Fiji, on Viti Levu island.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tion
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- Tues
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Tit.
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- ten.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- vet.
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- vas-
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Vat.
-
- vatu
-
noun,
a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- vel.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SLIC
-
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- Ven.
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- Veno
-
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- Sol.
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- USNA
-
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- ulto
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Ste.
-
- uni-
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- USCA
-
- USIA
-
- USTC
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- uvea
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- soln
-
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- val.
-
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 1080
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Cav.
-
- lea.
-
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- 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.
- 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.
- CATV
-
- 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.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- cet-
-
- Ceto
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Lani
-
- 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).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- cat.
-
- cit.
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Cal.
-
- 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.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- avn.
-
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Lev.
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Can.
-
- 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.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- est.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- cts.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- cule
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- conv
-
- eso-
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- ical
-
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enc.
-
- eous
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- cuve
-
noun,
a wine vat.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- civ.
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- ious
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- itol
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- 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 = .
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Ice.
-
- Inc.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Con.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- ile-
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- inae
-
- 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.
- inv.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- 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.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Alco
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Oct.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- 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.
- 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.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- alt.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 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.
- ano-
-
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Nov.
-
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- NTIA
-
- ance
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- ANSI
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sat.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sci.
-
- scil
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ACLS
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- aet.
-
- Ont.
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ACLU
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- ovi-
-
- 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.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ant.
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- aut-
-
- NCTE
-
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- nav.
-
- Aus.
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- att.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- atic
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- luvs
-
noun,
love.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- attn
-
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- asc-
-
- Ave.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nev.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- ANTU
-
- neo-
-
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cl.
-
- cte
-
- CVO
-
- ATV
-
- Vt.
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CSA
-
- UIT
-
- UNO
-
- uns
-
- CAI
-
- UAE
-
- ac-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- VTC
-
- AVC
-
- ca.
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- 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.
- unc
-
- eo-
-
- CVT
-
- CVA
-
- a-v
-
- ult
-
- Vte
-
- ea.
-
- ct.
-
- Co.
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- Une
-
- cs.
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- AUC
-
- av.
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ean
-
- VTO
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- AIC
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ALU
-
- Va.
-
- vs.
-
- ASV
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Avi
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- ASU
-
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- cle
-
- ast
-
- ANC
-
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- CIE
-
- CEA
-
- AOU
-
- CIA
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- ALC
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ACV
-
- ae.
-
- TVA
-
- AEC
-
- vol
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- USC
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- CEO
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ATC
-
- USN
-
- USO
-
- CLU
-
- USV
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- VOA
-
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- vo.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- VLA
-
- CNS
-
- uti
-
- CNO
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- USA
-
- TNT
-
- NCO
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- STV
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- luv
-
noun,
love.
- lv.
-
- STL
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- STI
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Sta
-
- Les
-
- LCT
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- SVC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- TAL
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- St.
-
- LCA
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ONI
-
- ons
-
- ose
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- OTS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ov-
-
- So.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- 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).
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sc.
-
- se-
-
- SLA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NOC
-
- SNU
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- NUL
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- Ola
-
- OTC
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- 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.
- OIt
-
- SLE
-
- LCI
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TLC
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- env
-
- tlo
-
- tue
-
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ine
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- en-
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- IOC
-
- ESL
-
- 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.
- il-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ETO
-
- ETS
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ETV
-
- eu-
-
- TSE
-
- IAS
-
- TSI
-
- TTS
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ics
-
- Tu.
-
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IOT
-
- 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 = .
- IOU
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUS
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ec-
-
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- ECA
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ite
-
- ITV
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ITA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ist
-
- ISV
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ESU
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ITC
-
- EIS
-
- EI
-
- UL
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ol
-
- U.
-
- EV
-
- AO
-
- VU
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- 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.
- UI
-
- UC
-
- TT
-
- CV
-
- S.
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- UV
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SL
-
- SA
-
- NL
-
- VN
-
- ln
-
- V.
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- CE
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- VC
-
- VI
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- L.
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- le
-
- SV
-
- SU
-
- VL
-
- NV
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CU
-
- SN
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- i.
-
- ic
-
- O.
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TN
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- TL
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NI
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- TV
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noun,
television.