Anagrams of coreligionist
Word coreligionist has
1525 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of coreligionist.
- Gilsonite
-
noun,
an extremely pure asphalt particularly valuable for the manufacture of paints and varnishes.
- sclerotin
-
noun,
an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- trilogies
-
noun,
a series or group of three plays, novels, operas, etc., that, although individually complete, are closely related in theme, sequence, or the like.
- etiologic
-
adjective,
of or relating to causes or origins.
- cortisone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- solicitor
-
noun,
a person who solicits.
- coronitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- Colonies
-
noun,
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
- colognes
-
noun,
a mildly perfumed toilet water; eau de Cologne.
- colistin
-
noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- Stirling
-
noun,
Also called Stirlingshire [stur-ling-sheer, -sher] /ˈstɜr lɪŋˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in central Scotland.
- oilstone
-
noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- coitions
-
noun,
coitus.
- coistrel
-
noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- Negritos
-
noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- geronto-
-
- colonist
-
noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- gerontic
-
adjective,
geriatric.
- inositol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- Riesling
-
noun,
Horticulture.
a variety of grape.
the vine bearing this grape, grown in Europe and California.
- genitors
-
noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- close-in
-
adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- recision
-
noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- cloister
-
noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- lienitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the spleen; splenitis.
- lignites
-
noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- igniters
-
noun,
a person or thing that ignites.
- coloring
-
noun,
the act or method of applying color.
- girtline
-
noun,
gantline.
- crinites
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- cringles
-
noun,
an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
- cresting
-
noun,
Architecture. a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usually designed to give an interesting skyline.
- soricine
-
adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- logistic
-
noun,
symbolic logic.
- retinols
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- cosigner
-
noun,
a cosignatory.
- cortisol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
- nitroso-
-
- colorist
-
noun,
a person who uses color skillfully.
- eclosion
-
noun,
the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- nitrolic
-
adjective,
of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- religion
-
noun,
a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- nitriles
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- toolings
-
noun,
work done with a tool or tools; tooled ornamentation, as on wood, stone, or leather.
- Sterling
-
noun,
British currency.
- egoistic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
- citrines
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- clitoris
-
noun,
the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
- ligroins
-
noun,
a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- Negritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to blacks or to the Negritos.
- orcinols
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- isogonic
-
noun,
isogonal line.
- isotonic
-
adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- lections
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- seignior
-
noun,
a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- ringlets
-
noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- triolein
-
noun,
olein (def 1).
- silicone
-
noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- isocline
-
noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- signior
-
noun,
signor.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- soliton
-
- control
-
noun,
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
- erosion
-
noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- relicts
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- tooling
-
noun,
work done with a tool or tools; tooled ornamentation, as on wood, stone, or leather.
- orioles
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- girosol
-
noun,
girasol.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- solicit
-
verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- listing
-
noun,
a list; record; catalog.
- tingles
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- trigone
-
noun,
Also, trigonum. Anatomy.
a triangular part or area.
the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
- signore
-
noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- congest
-
verb (used with object),
to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog:
- lingoes
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- colters
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- elicits
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- centri-
-
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Ileitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- Congers
-
noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- Igorots
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- ignores
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- scolion
-
noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- sterno-
-
- ignites
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- igniter
-
noun,
a person or thing that ignites.
- console
-
noun,
Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- consort
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- constr.
-
- sociol.
-
- ocelots
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- girl-os
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- Gnostic
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a member of any of certain sects among the early Christians who claimed to have superior knowledge of spiritual matters, and explained the world as created by powers or agencies arising as emanations from the Godhead.
- logions
-
noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- lectors
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- Goneril
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the elder of Lear's two faithless daughters.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- cringes
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- cringle
-
noun,
an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- Negrito
-
noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- crotons
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- resting
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- goiters
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- creosol
-
noun,
a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
- glories
-
noun,
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown:
- centro-
-
- longies
-
noun,
long underwear, especially for winter use.
- cornels
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- 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.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- ceiling
-
noun,
the overhead interior surface of a room.
- nostril
-
noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- sclero-
-
- corslet
-
noun,
corselet (def 2).
- 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.
- gristle
-
noun,
cartilage, especially in meats.
- glister
-
noun,
glitter; sparkle.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- retools
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- norites
-
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.
- trogons
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
- costing
-
noun,
cost accounting.
- glisten
-
noun,
a glistening; sparkle.
- costrel
-
noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- estriol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- stinger
-
noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- lentigo
-
noun,
a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- tiglons
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- sirloin
-
noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- lictors
-
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.
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Ionesco
-
noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- orcinol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- lotions
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- clootie
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- Scrooge
-
noun,
Ebenezer [eb-uh-nee-zer] /ˌɛb əˈni zər/ (Show IPA) a miserly curmudgeon in Dickens' Christmas Carol.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- closing
-
noun,
the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
- genitor
-
noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- ringlet
-
noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- singlet
-
noun,
a sleeveless athletic jersey, especially a loose-fitting top worn by runners, joggers, etc.
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- ostiole
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- ergotin
-
noun,
any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- trigons
-
noun,
a triangle.
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Sinitic
-
noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- citrons
-
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.
- rigolet
-
noun,
a small stream; rivulet.
- oolites
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- strigil
-
noun,
an instrument with a curved blade, used especially by the ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping the skin at the bath and in the gymnasium.
- iris-in
-
noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- ologies
-
noun,
any science or branch of knowledge.
- genito-
-
- sorting
-
noun,
the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
- tringle
-
noun,
a narrow, straight molding, as a fillet.
- ligroin
-
noun,
a flammable mixture of hydrocarbons that boils at from 20°C to 135°C, obtained from petroleum by distillation and used as a solvent.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- tilings
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- inliers
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- elision
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- eloigns
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- coignes
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Cologne
-
noun,
a mildly perfumed toilet water; eau de Cologne.
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- silicon
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- lignite
-
noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- Slinger
-
noun,
a person or thing that slings.
- lingers
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- Gentoos
-
noun,
a Hindu.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- silici-
-
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- necro-
-
- etrogs
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- gestic
-
adjective,
pertaining to bodily motions, especially in dancing.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Strong
-
Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- longi-
-
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- losing
-
noun,
losings, losses.
- Gentoo
-
noun,
a Hindu.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stingo
-
noun,
strong beer.
- Girtin
-
noun,
Thomas, 1775–1802, English painter.
- genit.
-
- Loring
-
noun,
a male given name.
- girlie
-
noun,
Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.
- steno-
-
- stooge
-
noun,
an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually serves as the butt of his or her jokes.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- stego-
-
- stolon
-
noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- longes
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- glints
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- rising
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that rises.
- Gilson
-
noun,
Étienne Henry [ey-tyen ahn-ree] /eɪˈtyɛn ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1884–1978, French historian.
- logion
-
noun,
a traditional saying or maxim, as of a religious teacher.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Ligeti
-
noun,
György Sándor [jawr-jee shahn-dawr,, dyawr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi ˈʃɑn dɔr,, ˈdyɔr-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2006, Austrian composer, born in Hungary.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- intro.
-
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- instr.
-
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- lignes
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- 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.
- ligni-
-
- inorg.
-
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- ligno-
-
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- lictor
-
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.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- Ingles
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- legion
-
noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- 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.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- isogon
-
noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- ingots
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- goiter
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- Groton
-
noun,
a city in SE Connecticut.
- liters
-
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.
- Groote
-
noun,
Gerhard [Dutch khey-rahrt;; English gair-hahrt] /Dutch ˈxeɪ rɑrt;; English ˈgɛər hɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Gerardus Magnus) 1340–84, Dutch religious reformer, educator, and author: founder of the order of Brethren of the Common Life.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- scler-
-
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- griots
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- grilse
-
noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- Greco-
-
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Gorton
-
noun,
John Grey, 1911–2002, Australian political leader: prime minister 1968–71.
- logins
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- soling
-
noun,
pitching.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- incogs
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- lingoe
-
noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- scoto-
-
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Iletin
-
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- socio-
-
- Igorot
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- ignite
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- igloos
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- orogen
-
noun,
an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
- icono-
-
- icings
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- tiglic
-
adjective,
of or derived from tiglic acid.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- 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.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- cosign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- 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.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- coring
-
noun,
the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- corgis
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- clino-
-
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Citron
-
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.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- osteo-
-
- cringe
-
noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- clings
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- norite
-
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.
- costo-
-
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- coigne
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- cogent
-
adjective,
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
- cogons
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- colors
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- cologs
-
noun,
cologarithm.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- coeno-
-
- coigns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- rectos
-
- recti-
-
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- colent
-
- oligo-
-
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- contr.
-
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- consol
-
noun,
singular of consols.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- congos
-
noun,
congou.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- conges
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- Conger
-
noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Tigris
-
noun,
a river in SW Asia, flowing SE from SE Turkey through Iraq, joining the Euphrates to form the Shatt-al-Arab. 1150 miles (1850 km) long.
- origin
-
noun,
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- centi-
-
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- centr-
-
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- eloign
-
verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- 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.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- eroto-
-
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- trogon
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- ergots
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- tiglon
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- celto-
-
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- tiling
-
noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- 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.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- nitro-
-
- 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.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- egoist
-
noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- trigos
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- cteno-
-
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Oregon
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem.
Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Orlon
-
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Seric
-
- 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.
- oleo-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- olig-
-
- oste-
-
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- sect.
-
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- onco-
-
- orig.
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Recit
-
- lign-
-
- Oreg.
-
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- licet
-
- onto-
-
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- 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.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- nitr-
-
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Longs
-
- noct-
-
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- riots
-
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.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- rect.
-
- Scot.
-
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- octo-
-
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- Regt.
-
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- OIcel
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- ling.
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- scrog
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- relig
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Logos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Philosophy. the rational principle that governs and develops the universe.
- logo-
-
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- logic
-
noun,
the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- reni-
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noso-
-
- rents
-
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.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- noto-
-
- sero-
-
- icons
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- telo-
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- 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.
- teno-
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- terns
-
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.
- cogon
-
noun,
a tall, coarse grass, Imperata cylindrica, of the tropics and subtropics, used widely for thatching.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- tiers
-
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.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- ergo-
-
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- ento-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- stge.
-
- 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.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- 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.
- 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).
- geol.
-
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- Genl.
-
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- coel-
-
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crit.
-
- cont.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- 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.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- contg
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- cores
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- tono-
-
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Colo.
-
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- engr.
-
- 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.
- encl.
-
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- colog
-
noun,
cologarithm.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- 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.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Const
-
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- ecto-
-
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Cong.
-
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Congo
-
noun,
congou.
- Cons.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- inst.
-
- insol
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- init.
-
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- cero-
-
- cert.
-
- 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: ¢.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- incl.
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- ilio-
-
- ileo-
-
- intr.
-
- sito-
-
- igloo
-
noun,
an Eskimo house, being a dome-shaped hut usually built of blocks of hard snow.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Legis
-
- seti-
-
- lect.
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- sigil
-
noun,
a seal or signet.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- ition
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- istic
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- sing.
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- 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.
- Sino-
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- cent.
-
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- 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.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- 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.
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- goose
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- sorgo
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- gono-
-
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- trig.
-
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- icing
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Icel.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- ster.
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Groot
-
noun,
Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- tron
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- rel.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tri-
-
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Reg.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- oto-
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- soln
-
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- 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.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Soni
-
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- Sol.
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sig.
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- 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.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sec.
-
- SLIC
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- scr.
-
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- stg.
-
- stlg
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rets
-
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.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tion
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 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.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- str.
-
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- ten.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- oro-
-
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- gres
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gro.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- Ice.
-
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ign.
-
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Inc.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- INRI
-
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- gon-
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- Ger.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- 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.
- lin.
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- 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.
- intl
-
- iso-
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- 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.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- itis
-
- itol
-
- leg.
-
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- geo-
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Col.
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- cog.
-
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Con.
-
- 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.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceto
-
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- cir.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Cor.
-
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ergs
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- eso-
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- est.
-
- etc.
-
- 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.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gen.
-
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Ens.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- 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.
- cts.
-
- 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.
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cres
-
- ctr.
-
- eco-
-
- enl.
-
- ect-
-
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- enc.
-
- Eng.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- ins.
-
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- ole-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Oct.
-
- NCTE
-
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- 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.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- neo-
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Ont.
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- 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.
- Nor.
-
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- 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.
- 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.
- not-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- log-
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- 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:
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- org.
-
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- 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.
- nr.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ose
-
- CGI
-
- TSE
-
- CGS
-
- 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.
- CIE
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- TSI
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- NRC
-
- TGN
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- NSC
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Oc.
-
- OTC
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- GCR
-
- cl.
-
- GCE
-
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- gi.
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- GCI
-
- cr.
-
- ETO
-
- GCT
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Tro
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Co.
-
- CEO
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ESR
-
- 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.
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- ERT
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OEO
-
- EIS
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OIt
-
- OSO
-
- OLG
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- oon
-
- cle
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- Re.
-
- OOT
-
- CLI
-
- RCS
-
- OTS
-
- ONI
-
- CNS
-
- CNO
-
- CLR
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- ot-
-
- oo-
-
- Clo
-
- ote
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- OIr
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Tng
-
- eir
-
- tr.
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OGO
-
- ECG
-
- ec-
-
- eo-
-
- Eg.
-
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- tlr
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- oic
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ctg
-
- cte
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- 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.
- 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.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- CSO
-
- STL
-
- Ges
-
- IRC
-
- ITC
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- LSC
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- LSI
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- LST
-
- Ir.
-
- 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.
- ROI
-
- ine
-
- ing
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- NCO
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ROG
-
- IOC
-
- IOT
-
- SLE
-
- 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 = .
- ltr
-
- ior
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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.
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- in.
-
- RTS
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- se-
-
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- sc.
-
- LNG
-
- LOC
-
- lg.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Lt.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- LCI
-
- 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).
- Sgt
-
- LCT
-
- 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.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Les
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LON
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SLR
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Sr.
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- gre
-
- Gr.
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- 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:
- NGC
-
- ILS
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- St.
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- gl.
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- STI
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- NOC
-
- NES
-
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- GTS
-
- ILO
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- NEC
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- ne-
-
- GSC
-
- GSR
-
- GTO
-
- GTC
-
- gt.
-
- NL
-
- TC
-
- T1
-
- TG
-
- t.
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- GC
-
- NI
-
- TL
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- S.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SG
-
- SL
-
- EI
-
- SN
-
- rg
-
- ln
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- CE
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RO
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- IG
-
- TN
-
- L1
-
- OG
-
- i.
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- ic
-
- L.
-
- RC
-
- R.
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L2
-
- 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.
- O.
-
- LR
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- N.
-
- le
-
- GN
-
- ol
-
- NC
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- G.
-
- NG
-