Anagrams of correlative
Word correlative has
902 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of correlative.
- corelative
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noun,
either of two things, as two terms, that are correlative.
- coral-tree
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noun,
any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Erythrina, of the legume family, having large clusters of pealike flowers.
- liver-rot
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noun,
a disease chiefly of sheep and cattle, characterized by sluggishness, weight loss, and local damage to the liver, caused by infection from the liver fluke.
- arteriole
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noun,
Anatomy. any of the smallest branches of an artery, terminating in capillaries.
- overreact
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verb (used without object),
to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- retrieval
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noun,
the act of retrieving.
- revelator
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noun,
a person who makes a revelation.
- correlate
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noun,
either of two related things, especially when one implies the other.
- relative
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noun,
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- vertical
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noun,
something vertical, as a line or plane.
- elevator
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noun,
a person or thing that elevates or raises.
- creative
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adjective,
having the quality or power of creating.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- coverlet
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noun,
Also, coverlid [kuhv-er-lid] /ˈkʌv ər lɪd/ (Show IPA). a bed quilt that does not cover the pillow, used chiefly for warmth; bedspread.
- traveler
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noun,
a person or thing that travels.
- corrival
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noun,
a rival; competitor.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- levirate
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noun,
the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- re-cover
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verb (used with object),
to cover again or anew.
- re-trace
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verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- carriole
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noun,
cariole.
- reactive
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adjective,
tending to react.
- Victrola
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- relocate
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- vortical
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adjective,
of or relating to a vortex.
- arterio-
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- overtire
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verb (used with or without object),
to tire to the point of exhaustion; tire out.
- overrate
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verb (used with object),
to rate or appraise too highly; overestimate:
- Terceira
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noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- locative
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noun,
the locative case.
- electro-
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- corelate
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- cervelat
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noun,
a type of smoked sausage made of beef or pork, fat, and seasonings: originally made of brains.
- Voltaire
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noun,
(François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- trailer
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noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- variole
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- revoice
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verb (used with object),
to voice again or in return; echo.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- Realtor
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- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- evertor
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noun,
a muscle that turns a part toward the outside.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- varico-
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- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- relievo
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noun,
Obsolete. relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- cerato-
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- caterer
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- retrace
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verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- violate
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verb (used with object),
to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- Calvert
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noun,
Charles (3rd Baron Baltimore) 1637–1715, English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert).
- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- recover
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verb (used with object),
to get back or regain (something lost or taken away):
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- cleaver
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noun,
a heavy, broad-bladed knife or long-bladed hatchet, especially one used by butchers for cutting meat into joints or pieces.
- terrace
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- arteri-
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- relator
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noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- overlie
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verb (used with object),
to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- elative
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noun,
an elative case.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- elector
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noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- levator
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that raises a part of the body.
Compare depressor.
- electr-
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- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- overact
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verb (used with or without object),
to act in an exaggerated manner.
- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- overate
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verb,
simple past tense of overeat.
- Voltaic
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noun,
Gur.
- overeat
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verb (used with object),
to eat more than is good for (oneself):
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- leviter
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) lightly.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- correl.
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- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- erector
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noun,
Also, erecter. a person or thing that erects.
- cerat-
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- iatro-
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- vector
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noun,
Mathematics.
a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4).
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition.
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system.
any generalization of the above quantities.
- trover
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noun,
an action for the recovery of the value of personal property wrongfully converted by another to his or her own use.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- citole
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noun,
cittern.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- oleate
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- velate
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adjective,
Biology. having a velum.
- recti-
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- Velcro
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- Rector
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noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- Victor
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noun,
a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
- oracle
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noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Oliver
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noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- verite
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noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- veloce
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adjective,
played at a fast tempo (used as a musical direction).
- cirro-
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- elect.
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- viator
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noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- Etoile
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- colter
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Ortler
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noun,
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
- varlet
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- celto-
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- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- corral
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noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- coeval
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noun,
a contemporary:
- teleo-
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- Corrie
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noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- coatee
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- corvee
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noun,
unpaid labor for one day, as on the repair of roads, exacted by a feudal lord.
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Clover
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- Cloete
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noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- covert
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noun,
a covering; cover.
- Crater
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- clever
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adjective,
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
- recoil
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noun,
an act of recoiling.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- Cleave
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verb (used with object),
to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, especially along a natural line of division, as the grain of wood.
- Creole
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- claver
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- vario-
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- varier
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- Ecevit
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noun,
Bülent [by-lent] /büˈlɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1925–2006, Turkish journalist and political leader: prime minister 1974, 1978–80, 1998–2002.
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- laevo-
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- lacto-
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- trocar
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noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- revolt
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noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- revert
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noun,
a person or thing that reverts.
- areole
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noun,
an areola.
- Averil
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noun,
a male given name.
- travel
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- avocet
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noun,
any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
- avoir.
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- Octave
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noun,
Music.
a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone.
the interval encompassed by such tones.
the harmonic combination of such tones.
a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
- reveal
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- Violet
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noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- arrive
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noun,
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- retro-
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- Levite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Levi.
- aceto-
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- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- active
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- lictor
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Tailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- lector
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- levier
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noun,
a person who levies.
- Rivera
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noun,
Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- alcove
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noun,
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room:
- Lorrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Alecto
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noun,
one of the Furies.
- alerce
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noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- Trevor
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noun,
William (William Trevor Cox) born 1928, Irish short-story writer and novelist.
- tracer
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- relier
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Carter
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- carrot
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noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- tercel
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- Carrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carrel
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noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- Carole
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noun,
a female given name.
- relive
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verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- Cavite
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noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- cavort
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verb (used without object),
to prance or caper about.
- career
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noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- retral
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adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- carvel
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noun,
caravel.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- Carver
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noun,
George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- leave
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noun,
permission to do something:
- tele-
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- elite
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- lect.
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- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Lever
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noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- lotic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Olive
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noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- lovat
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noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Eliot
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noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Icel.
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- toile
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Tolar
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noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ovate
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adjective,
egg-shaped.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ecto-
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- litre
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noun,
liter.
- 30-30
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- terce
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- ecol.
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- Ecole
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noun,
school1 .
- liter
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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.
- livre
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noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- lieve
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adverb,
lief.
- Loire
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noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- ileo-
-
- licet
-
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Lorca
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noun,
García Lorca.
- over-
-
- levo-
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- Lover
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noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- elate
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adjective,
elated.
- triol
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noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- elver
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noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Tirol
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noun,
Tyrol.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- octa-
-
- vari-
-
- trave
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noun,
a crossbeam.
- valor
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noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- tera-
-
- valet
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noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- Oriel
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Evert
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noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- evict
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- telo-
-
- octal
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noun,
octonary (def 6).
- trial
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noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Ital.
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- orial
-
- OIcel
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- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- evite
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verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- Terra
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noun,
earth; land.
- Evora
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noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- orale
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noun,
fanon (def 2).
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- vatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Laver
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noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- Tiler
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- toric
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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.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Varro
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noun,
Marcus Terentius [tuh-ren-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /təˈrɛn ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), c116–27? b.c, Roman scholar and author.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- terr.
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lact-
-
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cero-
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cert.
-
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- acet-
-
- acro-
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aero-
-
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- River
-
noun,
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- Alcor
-
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- revet
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- areo-
-
- ative
-
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- vocal
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- vocat
-
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- alto-
-
- alti-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Rover
-
noun,
a person who roves; wanderer.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corr.
-
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Cleve
-
noun,
Per Teodor [par tey-aw-dawr] /pær ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1840–1905, Swedish chemist.
- covet
-
verb (used with object),
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- veter
-
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Recit
-
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- vice-
-
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- clove
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coel-
-
- coele
-
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- colat
-
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- RCVR
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- 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:
- ter.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- ovi-
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- riv.
-
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Oct.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- ole-
-
- 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.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Rev.
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- OEEC
-
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tel-
-
- 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.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- 1080
-
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Vict
-
- clar
-
- civ.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cir.
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- vil.
-
- Cort
-
- vet.
-
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- ctr.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crat
-
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Vic.
-
- 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.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alco
-
- Aire
-
- art.
-
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- arr.
-
- voc.
-
- Cav.
-
- Cal.
-
- CATV
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Ave.
-
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ator
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- trav
-
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- tri-
-
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Ire.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Lev.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lea.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- ile-
-
- itol
-
- elev
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- ect-
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Vat.
-
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- etc.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- vel.
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- EEOC
-
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- eco-
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- ical
-
- var.
-
- Ice.
-
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- ICAO
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- 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.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- val.
-
- VTO
-
- vol
-
- tlr
-
- VTC
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAL
-
- TCA
-
- Vt.
-
- TLC
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- tlo
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- VOR
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- tr.
-
- TVA
-
- Tro
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- tra
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- VLA
-
- VCR
-
- Va.
-
- vo.
-
- VOA
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- Ver
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- ial
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- a-v
-
- AVC
-
- Avi
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Ia.
-
- ATV
-
- io-
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ca.
-
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ETV
-
- ILO
-
- IOC
-
- ETO
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Lt.
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- La.
-
- at.
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ITV
-
- ite
-
- ior
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ATC
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- ETR
-
- 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.
- CEA
-
- CRT
-
- cl.
-
- CAI
-
- CVT
-
- CVA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- eo-
-
- CLR
-
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- CEO
-
- CVO
-
- ct.
-
- ERV
-
- eir
-
- ERT
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EOE
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Co.
-
- EEO
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ea.
-
- cr.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aor
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- OTA
-
- av.
-
- Re.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ov-
-
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Orv
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ola
-
- Ar.
-
- al.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ROA
-
- ac-
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- 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.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ACV
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LOC
-
- ALC
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- 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.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- oic
-
- OCR
-
- ae.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- AEC
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- OTC
-
- AIC
-
- Oc.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- lv.
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- VL
-
- AO
-
- CE
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RV
-
- CV
-
- ol
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TL
-
- LR
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- R.
-
- L2
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- RO
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- le
-
- L1
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ic
-
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EV
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- i.
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- VR
-
- VI
-
- VC
-
- V.
-
- t.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- L.
-
- LC
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.