Anagrams of crenulation
Word crenulation has
1421 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of crenulation.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- continual
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adjective,
of regular or frequent recurrence; often repeated; very frequent:
- inoculate
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verb (used with object),
to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- Cointreau
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- inoculant
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noun,
inoculum.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- neuration
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noun,
venation, as of an insect's wings.
- Neo-Latin
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noun,
New Latin.
- nocturnal
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noun,
Archaic. an astrolabe for telling time at night or for determining latitude by the position of certain stars in reference to Polaris.
- Laurencin
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noun,
Marie [ma-ree] /maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1956, French painter, lithographer, and stage designer.
- uncertain
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adjective,
not definitely ascertainable or fixed, as in time of occurrence, number, dimensions, or quality.
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- octennial
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adjective,
occurring every eight years.
- runcinate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) pinnately incised, with the lobes or teeth curved backward.
- centurial
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adjective,
pertaining to a century.
- recountal
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noun,
an act of recounting.
- centurion
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman army) the commander of a century.
- cornelian
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noun,
carnelian.
- Coltrane
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noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- lunation
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noun,
the period of time from one new moon to the next (about 29½ days); a lunar month.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- Touraine
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noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- calutron
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noun,
a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
- neurotic
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- cleanout
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noun,
an act of cleaning out.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- neutrino
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noun,
any of the massless or nearly massless electrically neutral leptons. There is a distinct kind of neutrino associated with each of the massive leptons.
- Teucrian
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noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- internal
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noun,
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- nocturne
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noun,
a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
- nocturia
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noun,
a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- aureolin
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noun,
a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- Lucretia
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noun,
Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- continue
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verb (used with object),
to go on with or persist in:
- Lucianne
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noun,
a female given name.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- outrance
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- Cernauti
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noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- uncinate
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adjective,
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- Carleton
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noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- retinula
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noun,
a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion.
- courante
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- Conneaut
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noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- counter-
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- contrail
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- rainout
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- Clinton
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noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- inconel
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- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- outrace
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- nucleon
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noun,
a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- nourice
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noun,
a nurse.
- nuclear
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noun,
nuclear energy:
- outlier
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noun,
something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
- nucleo-
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- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- 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.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- Rantoul
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noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- Leuctra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Lautrec
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noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- cerato-
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- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- Lecuona
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noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- linocut
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- centro-
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- centri-
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- 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.
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- nocturn
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noun,
the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
- 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.
- noctule
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- Ninurta
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noun,
a Sumerian and Babylonian hero god.
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- neutron
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noun,
an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
- neutro-
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- neutral
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- cannoli
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plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- lucarne
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noun,
a dormer window.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- lantern
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noun,
a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- Carlton
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noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- Tournai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- cranio-
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- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- curtain
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- curtail
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- unclean
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adjective,
not clean; dirty.
- actino-
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- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- Coulter
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noun,
colter.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Tuonela
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noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- Tourane
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noun,
former name of Danang.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- craniol
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- trounce
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- trunnel
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noun,
treenail.
- tonneau
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noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- tunicle
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- courlan
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noun,
the limpkin.
- courant
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noun,
courante.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- Alencon
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- ruction
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- unction
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- contra-
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- annulet
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noun,
Also called bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet. Architecture. an encircling band, molding, or fillet, as on the shaft of a column.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- cloture
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noun,
a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
- uranite
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- antero-
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- recount
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- utricle
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- Renault
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Aneurin
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noun,
thiamine.
- cutline
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- unlearn
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verb (used with object),
to forget or lose knowledge of.
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- Reunion
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noun,
the act of uniting again.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- unicorn
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noun,
a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead: often symbolic of chastity or purity.
- lauric
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adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- Cornel
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- coutil
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noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- Launce
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noun,
sand lance.
- couter
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- lector
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- curtal
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- Curtin
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noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- incult
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adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- iatro-
-
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- curite
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- lanner
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noun,
a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
- intra-
-
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- lacto-
-
- inturn
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noun,
an inward turn or curve around an axis or fixed point.
- intron
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- intro.
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- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- cunner
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noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cronin
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noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- croute
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noun,
crust.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- cteno-
-
- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- inter.
-
- cuneal
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adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- neural
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adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- runnel
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noun,
a small stream; brook; rivulet.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- tinner
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- tauro-
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- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- tannic
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adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Tanner
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noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- talion
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noun,
lex talionis.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- rutile
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- run-on
-
noun,
run-on matter.
- run-in
-
noun,
a quarrel; argument.
- toluic
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adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- reluct
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- 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.
- recti-
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- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- tonner
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noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- utero-
-
- urino-
-
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- urano-
-
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- unrent
-
adjective,
not rent; not torn, disturbed, pained, or the like:
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- unnail
-
verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- ultra-
-
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- turco-
-
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- tunnel
-
noun,
an underground passage.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Tuinal
-
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- leuco-
-
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- narco-
-
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- luteo-
-
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- Lurcat
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- Lucite
-
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- Luanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Linton
-
noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Lieut.
-
- 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.
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- necro-
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- nuncio
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- nuncle
-
noun,
uncle.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nuance
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- 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.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- nocti-
-
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- nitro-
-
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- neuron
-
noun,
Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- neurol
-
- neuro-
-
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- contin
-
- clino-
-
- centi-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- centr-
-
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- aeron.
-
- colent
-
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- celto-
-
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- 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.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- contr.
-
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- citral
-
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.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- aceto-
-
- actin-
-
- cerat-
-
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- 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.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- neur-
-
- Alcor
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- 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.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- neut.
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- naut.
-
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Cant.
-
- natl.
-
- nano-
-
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- lect.
-
- leuc-
-
- 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.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- 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.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- cero-
-
- cert.
-
- 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.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- licet
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- trial
-
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.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- cent.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- 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.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anon.
-
- ante-
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Recit
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telo-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Tenn.
-
- teno-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- areo-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- tera-
-
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- annul
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annot
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- reni-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- nitr-
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octa-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- ation
-
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- nuci-
-
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nona-
-
- cine-
-
- auto.
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- noct-
-
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- ocul-
-
- OIcel
-
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arnel
-
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- 30-30
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- intr.
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- inurn
-
verb (used with object),
to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- colat
-
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- ecol.
-
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- ecto-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Icel.
-
- acro-
-
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- UNCIO
-
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- ileo-
-
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- coel-
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- Euro-
-
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- 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.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- 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.
- Unit.
-
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- incl.
-
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- ulent
-
- econ.
-
- uran-
-
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Ecua.
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Conn.
-
- 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.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- cont.
-
- lact-
-
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- encl.
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- 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.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- acet-
-
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- 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.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Ital.
-
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Iran.
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- tion
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- uria
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- NTIA
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- ator
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- out-
-
- 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.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- ect-
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ole-
-
- art.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Ont.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Oct.
-
- eco-
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- uret
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- 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:
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- atic
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- 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.
- 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.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- 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.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
- 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.
- Con.
-
- RONA
-
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- taur
-
- crat
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Cor.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- 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.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- alt.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Cort
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- ance
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- 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.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cur.
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ter.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- 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.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Col.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- ano-
-
- rel.
-
- tel-
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- ant.
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- ctr.
-
- uro-
-
- ANTU
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 1080
-
- cule
-
- enc.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- tRNA
-
- 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.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- cit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- 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.
- intl
-
- 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.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- ulto
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- 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.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- inae
-
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- tri-
-
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- clar
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- cat.
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- lin.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Ceto
-
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- cir.
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Lat.
-
- aer-
-
- 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):
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- lea.
-
- cen.
-
- aet.
-
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- tron
-
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- itol
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- CERN
-
- ile-
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Alco
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- 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.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 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.
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- ACLU
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- enl.
-
- non-
-
- tonn
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- aur-
-
- aut-
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Cal.
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- acr-
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- uni-
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NCTE
-
- 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.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Eur.
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ac-
-
- unc
-
- Une
-
- an.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- uti
-
- TCA
-
- 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.
- ult
-
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- ALC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tr.
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tra
-
- ure
-
- Tro
-
- TAL
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- ur-
-
- AEC
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UNO
-
- UTC
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- UIT
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- UCR
-
- UAE
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- UAR
-
- TLC
-
- tlr
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- al.
-
- Tu.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tue
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- TIA
-
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- tlo
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- AUC
-
- NNE
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOC
-
- eir
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- CEA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ltr
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- 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.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- CEO
-
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- LTA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- CIA
-
- NEA
-
- cr.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- CAI
-
- 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:
- NEC
-
- ne-
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- ec-
-
- NCO
-
- ECA
-
- CLU
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- LCA
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- cle
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ILO
-
- il-
-
- IOU
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- ITU
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETO
-
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Clo
-
- CIE
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- 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).
- CLR
-
- Lt.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- en-
-
- La.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IRC
-
- ite
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ITC
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ITA
-
- ERT
-
- IRO
-
- CLI
-
- IRL
-
- eu-
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- aor
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- AOU
-
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Re.
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- rte
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ALU
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ANC
-
- CTA
-
- rt.
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- 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.
- ROA
-
- cte
-
- RNA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- CNO
-
- ote
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- 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.
- eo-
-
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- NUL
-
- at.
-
- ea.
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ca.
-
- ean
-
- NOC
-
- 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.
- OCR
-
- ATC
-
- ETR
-
- CNN
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- oic
-
- Ola
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- OIt
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OIr
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ARU
-
- ot-
-
- 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.
- OTA
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- AO
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- EI
-
- CU
-
- 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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- i.
-
- RC
-
- OA
-
- TN
-
- TL
-
- ol
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- O.
-
- RN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TC
-
- RO
-
- RU
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ic
-
- L2
-
- UL
-
- UI
-
- 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.
- UC
-
- U.
-
- L.
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- le
-
- CE
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LR
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NI
-
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- L1
-