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Word convertible has
943 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of convertible.
- centriole
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noun,
a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.
- ventricle
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noun,
Zoology. any of various hollow organs or parts in an animal body.
- electron
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noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- overline
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noun,
a cutline, usually of one line, appearing over a picture, cartoon, etc.
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- contrib.
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- contrive
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verb (used with object),
to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent:
- electro-
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- vernicle
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noun,
veronica1 .
- violence
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noun,
swift and intense force:
- evection
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noun,
a periodic irregularity in the moon's motion, caused by the attraction of the sun.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- coverlet
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noun,
Also, coverlid [kuhv-er-lid] /ˈkʌv ər lɪd/ (Show IPA). a bed quilt that does not cover the pillow, used chiefly for warmth; bedspread.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- cenobite
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noun,
a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
- entero-
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- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- overlie
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verb (used with object),
to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- binocle
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- vection
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noun,
the transference of a disease from one person to another.
- elector
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noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- electr-
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- veinlet
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noun,
a small vein.
- relievo
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noun,
Obsolete. relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- Trevino
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noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- Bleriot
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noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1872–1936, French aviator, pioneer aeronautical engineer, and inventor.
- ventro-
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- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- centri-
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- bricole
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noun,
Billiards. a shot in which the cue ball strikes a cushion after touching the object ball and before hitting the carom ball.
- ventri-
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- revoice
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verb (used with object),
to voice again or in return; echo.
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- bicorne
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noun,
a two-cornered cocked hat worn especially in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- bornite
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noun,
a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- Venetic
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noun,
an Indo-European language of NE Italy, possibly belonging to the Italic branch, known from inscriptions from the 4th to 2nd centuries b.c.
- bo-tree
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noun,
the pipal, or sacred fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, under which the founder of Buddhism is reputed to have attained the Enlightenment that constituted him the Buddha.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- centro-
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- cervine
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adjective,
resembling or characteristic of deer; deerlike.
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Liberec
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noun,
a city in the NW Czech Republic.
- Bernice
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “bringer of victory.”.
- Oberlin
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noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- corvine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a crow.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- leviter
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) lightly.
- violent
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adjective,
acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force:
- Corbeil
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noun,
a sculptured ornament, especially on a capital, having the form of a basket.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- terebic
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adjective,
of or derived from terebic acid.
- convert
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noun,
one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
- berline
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noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- ebonite
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noun,
vulcanite.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- Colbert
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noun,
Claudette (Lily Claudette Chauchoin) 1903–96, U.S. actress, born in France.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- elect.
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- centr-
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- Center
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centi-
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- covert
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noun,
a covering; cover.
- Nobile
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noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- Centre
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- tenrec
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- lictor
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- enter-
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- corvee
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noun,
unpaid labor for one day, as on the repair of roads, exacted by a feudal lord.
- treble
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noun,
Music.
the treble or soprano part.
a treble voice, singer, or instrument.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- cenote
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Clover
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Levine
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noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- envier
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- levier
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noun,
a person who levies.
- tribo-
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- nitro-
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- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Levite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Levi.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- celto-
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- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- Creole
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- enrobe
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verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cloven
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verb,
a past participle of cleave2 .
- elevon
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noun,
a control surface functioning both as an elevator and as an aileron.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- clever
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adjective,
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- colent
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- Elbert
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range: second highest peak of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. 14,431 feet (4399 meters).
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- clino-
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- Lenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- teleo-
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- colter
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Cloete
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noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- contr.
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- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Ecevit
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noun,
Bülent [by-lent] /büˈlɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1925–2006, Turkish journalist and political leader: prime minister 1974, 1978–80, 1998–2002.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Cervin
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noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- tercel
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- encore
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- corbel
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noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- nocti-
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- Corbie
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noun,
a raven or crow.
- revolt
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noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- riblet
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noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- citole
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noun,
cittern.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Corbin
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noun,
Margaret (Cochran) 1751–1800, American Revolutionary military heroine.
- obvert
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verb (used with object),
to turn (something) so as to show a different surface.
- renvoi
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noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- rebote
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noun,
the rear wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare frontis.
- Bicorn
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noun,
bicorne.
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Victor
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noun,
a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
- Bierce
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noun,
Ambrose (Gwinnett) [gwi-net] /gwɪˈnɛt/ (Show IPA), 1842–1914? U.S. journalist and short-story writer.
- vibro-
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- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Vernet
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noun,
Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–89, French painter.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- verite
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noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- Verein
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noun,
a union, association, or society.
- recoil
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noun,
an act of recoiling.
- boiler
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- ventr-
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- bicone
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noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- Bertie
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- evince
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verb (used with object),
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
- Beloit
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noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- novice
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noun,
a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro:
- Oliver
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noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- necro-
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- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- belive
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adverb,
before long; soon.
- Belton
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noun,
a town in W Missouri.
- inter.
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- Violet
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noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- invert
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- Benoit
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noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- intro.
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- Berlin
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Bernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- venter
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- cteno-
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- Bronte
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noun,
Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- Breton
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- brevet
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noun,
a commission promoting a military officer to a higher rank without increase of pay and with limited exercise of the higher rank, often granted as an honor immediately before retirement.
- veloce
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adjective,
played at a fast tempo (used as a musical direction).
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- lector
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- vector
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noun,
Mathematics.
a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4).
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition.
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system.
any generalization of the above quantities.
- Veneti
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noun,
Also, Venetia. Also called Veneto [ve-ne-taw] /ˈvɛ nɛ tɔ/ (Show IPA). a region in NE Italy. 7095 sq. mi. (18,375 sq. km).
- Venice
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noun,
Italian Venezia. a seaport in NE Italy, built on numerous small islands in the Lagoon of Venice.
- brevi-
-
- Ervine
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noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- relive
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verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- recti-
-
- Briton
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- Venite
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noun,
the 95th Psalm (94th in the Vulgate and Douay), used as a canticle at matins or morning prayers.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- Velcro
-
- Veblen
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noun,
Oswald, 1880–1960, U.S. mathematician.
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- bovine
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noun,
a bovine animal.
- reni-
-
- revet
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verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- roble
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noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- invt.
-
- ento-
-
- Ernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- intr.
-
- ervil
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- Robin
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noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- rente
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Oriel
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- tele-
-
- OIcel
-
- Levin
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noun,
lightning.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Nobel
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noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- Lever
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noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- olein
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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.
- Leven
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noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- Noble
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noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- noct-
-
- Ebert
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1871–1925, first president of Germany 1919–25.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- Recit
-
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- 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.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- event
-
noun,
something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
- rebec
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- RECON
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- rect.
-
- encl.
-
- 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.
- Icel.
-
- ovine
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- ecto-
-
- ecol.
-
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- econ.
-
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- lect.
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- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- in-lb
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- over-
-
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- incr.
-
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- incor
-
- incl.
-
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- ileo-
-
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- veni-
-
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- boric
-
adjective,
of or containing boron; boracic.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- bonce
-
noun,
head; skull.
- Bovet
-
noun,
Daniel, 1907–92, Italian pharmacologist, born in Switzerland: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1957.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Boece
-
noun,
Boethius.
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- botel
-
noun,
boatel.
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- bronc
-
noun,
bronco:
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Brit.
-
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- breve
-
noun,
a mark (˘) over a vowel to show that it is short, or to indicate a specific pronunciation, as ŭ in (kŭt) cut.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- blent
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- BCerE
-
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- Benet
-
noun,
Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Nebr.
-
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- 30-30
-
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- Beret
-
noun,
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- vice-
-
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- veter
-
- biont
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- biol.
-
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- vino-
-
- Bicol
-
noun,
Bikol.
- Bevin
-
noun,
Ernest, 1881–1951, British labor leader: foreign minister 1941–51.
- bevel
-
noun,
the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles.
- betel
-
noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- coel-
-
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- nitr-
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- 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.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- clove
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- licet
-
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- coele
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- levo-
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- teno-
-
- cont.
-
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- coven
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- OBrit
-
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- covet
-
verb (used with object),
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- telo-
-
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- crit.
-
- celeb
-
noun,
a celebrity.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- cero-
-
- cert.
-
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- 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.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- Cleve
-
noun,
Per Teodor [par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- 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.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- cine-
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- NEbE
-
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nov.
-
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 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.
- not-
-
- Nev.
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- NLRB
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 1080
-
- Oct.
-
- TRIB
-
- Veno
-
- Ven.
-
- vel.
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- 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.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- tron
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tri-
-
- verb
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- 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.
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- voc.
-
- VLBI
-
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- 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.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- vin-
-
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vil.
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- Vict
-
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- Vic.
-
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- 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.
- vet.
-
- Tob.
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- OEEC
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rev.
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- ovi-
-
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Ont.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ole-
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rit.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tion
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ter.
-
- ten.
-
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- riv.
-
- NCTE
-
- Lev.
-
- BLit
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- EEOC
-
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- bet.
-
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- ctr.
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cor.
-
- conv
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- elev
-
- Con.
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- intl
-
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Inc.
-
- ile-
-
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Ice.
-
- ible
-
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 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.
- etc.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- 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.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- inv.
-
- bot.
-
- bio-
-
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- btl.
-
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brev
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- CBEL
-
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- bor.
-
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Bol.
-
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- 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.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- bin-
-
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cen.
-
- civ.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cene
-
- 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.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- LitB
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lib.
-
- itol
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lin.
-
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- 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.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- lit.
-
- 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.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- 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.
- cle
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CLI
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Clo
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- TNB
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- IRC
-
- tlr
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CRT
-
- 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.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- NOC
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- tlo
-
- VOR
-
- BCE
-
- 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.
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CLR
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- TLC
-
- CNO
-
- Vt.
-
- CIE
-
- ne-
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- BRT
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- BRE
-
- 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.
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NbE
-
- BVE
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- NBC
-
- VTC
-
- NCO
-
- Vte
-
- VTO
-
- Ver
-
- Bn.
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- lv.
-
- LON
-
- bvt
-
- CIB
-
- cr.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- tr.
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- CEO
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- 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:
- cl.
-
- CVO
-
- ct.
-
- Co.
-
- VCR
-
- Tro
-
- 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.
- LOC
-
- CBE
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- ble
-
- 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.
- vb.
-
- cte
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- OIr
-
- RCT
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ier
-
- ite
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- IBN
-
- ib.
-
- io-
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- OIt
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- RBI
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- ETV
-
- ETR
-
- 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.
- ETO
-
- oic
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- ERV
-
- ERT
-
- ITV
-
- OCR
-
- RCN
-
- RBC
-
- vo.
-
- ot-
-
- Ir.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- IOT
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ior
-
- 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 = .
- IOC
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orv
-
- OTB
-
- ITC
-
- ote
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ov-
-
- IRL
-
- ine
-
- IRO
-
- in.
-
- ILO
-
- il-
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Re.
-
- bec
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- rt.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- EbN
-
- be-
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- eo-
-
- BCL
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- rte
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- LBO
-
- BeV
-
- bi-
-
- LCI
-
- Tbi
-
- TBO
-
- BIE
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- LCT
-
- CVT
-
- bl.
-
- ob.
-
- ec-
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Br.
-
- ene
-
- obl
-
- EOE
-
- en-
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- Lt.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- env
-
- OBE
-
- eir
-
- OTC
-
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EEC
-
- vol
-
- Oc.
-
- ltr
-
- obv
-
adverb,
obviously:
- B-
-
- BO
-
- BV
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- VN
-
- VL
-
- BC
-
- LR
-
- VR
-
- O.
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- R.
-
- 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.
- ol
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NV
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- L2
-
- le
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- NI
-
- NC
-
- NB
-
- N.
-
- RN
-
- ic
-
- VI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- VC
-
- V.
-
- CB
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- CE
-
- TN
-
- TL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CV
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TC
-
- i.
-
- T1
-
- TB
-
- t.
-
- RV
-
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EV
-
- Eb
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RO
-