Anagrams of devaluations
Word devaluations has
2002 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of devaluations.
- devaluation
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noun,
an official lowering of the exchange value of a country's currency relative to gold or other currencies.
- evaluations
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noun,
an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- andalusite
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noun,
an orthorhombic form of aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , found in schistose rocks.
- evaluation
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noun,
an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- adulation
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noun,
excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
- valuation
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noun,
the act of estimating or setting the value of something; appraisal.
- lavations
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noun,
the process of washing.
- donatives
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noun,
a gift or donation.
- salvation
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noun,
the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.
- involuted
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noun,
Geometry. any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
- involutes
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noun,
Geometry. any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
- laudation
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noun,
an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
- validates
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verb (used with object),
to make valid; substantiate; confirm:
- dovetails
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noun,
a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
- aventails
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noun,
Also called camail. a mail tippet suspended from the lower edges of a 14th-century basinet as a protection for the neck, throat, and shoulders.
- Aleutians
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noun,
Aleut (def 1).
- valonias
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noun,
acorn cups of an Old World oak, Quercus macrolepis (or Q. aegilops), used in tanning, dyeing, and making ink.
- valuates
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verb (used with object),
to set a value on; appraise.
- Slavonia
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noun,
a historic region in N Croatia.
- diluents
-
noun,
a diluting substance.
- vanadous
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adjective,
containing divalent or trivalent vanadium.
- Aleutian
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noun,
Aleut (def 1).
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- disvalue
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noun,
disesteem; disparagement.
- insulate
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verb (used with object),
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
- Slovenia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- diastole
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noun,
Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.
Compare systole (def 1).
- sodalite
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noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- involute
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noun,
Geometry. any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
- velation
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noun,
pronunciation with velar articulation.
- 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.
- ventails
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noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- aventail
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noun,
Also called camail. a mail tippet suspended from the lower edges of a 14th-century basinet as a protection for the neck, throat, and shoulders.
- divalent
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adjective,
having a valence of two, as the ferrous ion, Fe ++ .
- Valdosta
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noun,
a city in S Georgia.
- astonied
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adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- saltando
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adverb,
in a saltando manner.
- salivate
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verb (used with object),
to produce an excessive secretion of saliva in, as by mercurial poisoning.
- dovetail
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noun,
a tenon broader at its end than at its base; pin.
- sanative
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adjective,
having the power to heal; curative.
- ovulates
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verb (used without object),
to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- outlines
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- Eastland
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noun,
James O(liver) 1904–86, U.S. politician: senator 1941, 1943–78.
- outlands
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noun,
Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces:
- avulsion
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noun,
a tearing away.
- donative
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noun,
a gift or donation.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- alunites
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- novelist
-
noun,
a person who writes novels.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- sedation
-
noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- dentalia
-
noun,
any tooth shell of the genus Dentalium.
- Svetlana
-
noun,
a female given name.
- unlisted
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adjective,
not listed; not entered in a list or directory:
- evulsion
-
noun,
the act of plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction.
- Danilova
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noun,
Alexandra [al-ig-zan-druh,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-druh] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə/ (Show IPA), 1904?–97, Russian ballet dancer.
- aestival
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adjective,
estival.
- Lusatian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
- Aidoneus
-
noun,
a king of Thesprotia.
- validate
-
verb (used with object),
to make valid; substantiate; confirm:
- adulates
-
verb (used with object),
to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
- isolated
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- delusion
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noun,
an act or instance of deluding.
- laotians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- Volstead
-
noun,
Andrew Joseph, 1860–1946, U.S. legislator.
- Aalesund
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noun,
Ålesund.
- Leonidas
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noun,
died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- solitude
-
noun,
the state of being or living alone; seclusion:
- violates
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verb (used with object),
to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- lavation
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noun,
the process of washing.
- latvians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Latvia.
- volutins
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noun,
basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- solvate
-
noun,
a compound formed by the interaction of a solvent and a solute.
- Sedalia
-
noun,
a city in central Missouri.
- evasion
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noun,
an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something:
- nodules
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noun,
a small node, knot, or knob.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Tuonela
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noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- sealant
-
noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- unveils
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verb (used with object),
to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal:
- Novalis
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noun,
(pen name of Friedrich von Hardenberg) 1772–1801, German poet.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- eluants
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- tuladis
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noun,
lake trout.
- niveous
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adjective,
resembling snow, especially in whiteness; snowy.
- envious
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adjective,
full of, feeling, or expressing envy:
- Sultana
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noun,
a small, seedless raisin.
- unleads
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verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- danaite
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noun,
a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
- navaids
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noun,
an electronic aid to navigation.
- unloads
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verb (used with object),
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- sundial
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noun,
an instrument that indicates the time of day by means of the position, on a graduated plate or surface, of the shadow of the gnomon as it is cast by the sun.
- details
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- divulse
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verb (used with object),
to tear away or apart, as distinguished from cut or dissect.
- etalons
-
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.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- natives
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- vistaed
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adjective,
possessing or forming a vista or vistas.
- unlades
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verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- daltons
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noun,
atomic mass unit.
- Antaeus
-
noun,
an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.
- estival
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adjective,
pertaining or appropriate to summer.
- levants
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noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- soutane
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noun,
a cassock.
- douanes
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noun,
a custom house; customs.
- ovulate
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verb (used without object),
to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- audiles
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noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- sandlot
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noun,
a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- tedious
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adjective,
marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome:
- sainted
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- dunites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- Saladin
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noun,
(Salāh-ed-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb) 1137–93, sultan of Egypt and Syria 1175–93: opponent of Crusaders.
- aviates
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verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- outside
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noun,
the outer side, surface, or part; exterior:
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- volutes
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noun,
a spiral or twisted formation or object.
- volutin
-
noun,
basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.
- duelist
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noun,
a person who participates in a duel.
- Avestan
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noun,
an ancient East Iranian language of the Indo-European family, the language of all the Avesta but the Gathas.
Compare Gathic (def 1).
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- landsat
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noun,
a U.S. scientific satellite that studies and photographs the earth's surface by using remote-sensing techniques.
- toadies
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noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- tousled
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- Ladinos
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noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- donates
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- destain
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verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- astound
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adjective,
Archaic. astonished; astounded.
- oneidas
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Donatus
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noun,
early-4th-century bishop of Casae Nigrae in northern Africa: leader of a heretical Christian group.
Compare Donatist.
- dentils
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noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- volante
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adverb, adjective,
moving lightly and quickly.
- outlaid
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noun,
an expending or spending, as of money.
- outland
-
noun,
Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces:
- solvent
-
noun,
a substance that dissolves another to form a solution:
- outline
-
noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- outlive
-
verb (used with object),
to live longer than; survive (a person, period, etc.):
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- outsail
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- Vistula
-
noun,
a river in Poland, flowing N from the Carpathian Mountains past Warsaw into the Baltic near Danzig. About 650 miles (1050 km) long.
- utensil
-
noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- vanload
-
noun,
the amount carried by a van.
- advents
-
noun,
a coming into place, view, or being; arrival:
- vandals
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a member of a Germanic people who in the 5th century a.d. ravaged Gaul and Spain, settled in Africa, and in a.d. 455 sacked Rome.
- instead
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Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- valutas
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noun,
(in Europe) the value of a currency expressed in terms of its rate of exchange with another currency.
- dilates
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- diluent
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noun,
a diluting substance.
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Vaudois
-
noun,
Waldenses.
- alevins
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noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- dilutes
-
adjective,
reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
- adulate
-
verb (used with object),
to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
- indults
-
noun,
a dispensation granted often temporarily by the pope, permitting a deviation from church law.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- Laudian
-
noun,
a supporter of Archbishop Laud or of Laudianism.
- valuate
-
verb (used with object),
to set a value on; appraise.
- lentoid
-
noun,
a lentoid body.
- inulase
-
noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- aliunde
-
adverb, adjective,
not part of or derivable from the document or instrument itself:
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- deviant
-
noun,
a person or thing that deviates or departs markedly from the accepted norm.
- Aetolia
-
noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- Aetolus
-
noun,
son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- solatia
-
noun,
something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
- Lietuva
-
noun,
Lithuanian name of Lithuania.
- devious
-
adjective,
departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect:
- ventail
-
noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- vaulted
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- devisal
-
noun,
the act of devising; contrivance.
- iodates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- Aeolian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Leonids
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- invades
-
verb (used with object),
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent:
- Vedanta
-
noun,
the chief Hindu philosophy, dealing mainly with the Upanishadic doctrine of the identity of Brahman and Atman, that reached its highest development a.d. c800 through the philosopher Shankara.
Compare Advaita, dvaita (def 2).
- vaunted
-
noun,
a boastful action or utterance.
- stadial
-
noun,
stade.
- indoles
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- dentals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- Adonais
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- Lusatia
-
noun,
a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- sinuate
-
adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- Delanos
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- Valiant
-
adjective,
boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted:
- violate
-
verb (used with object),
to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- Sinaloa
-
noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- Suevian
-
noun,
a member of an ancient Germanic people of uncertain origin, mentioned in the writings of Caesar and Tacitus.
- Valadon
-
noun,
Suzanne [sy-zan] /süˈzan/ (Show IPA), 1865–1938, French painter (mother of Maurice Utrillo).
- valines
-
noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- alunite
-
noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- violent
-
adjective,
acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force:
- luteins
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Latvian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Latvia.
- Daniels
-
noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- Louvain
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium.
- Silvana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Silvia or Sylvia.
- loudens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become loud.
- Valonia
-
noun,
acorn cups of an Old World oak, Quercus macrolepis (or Q. aegilops), used in tanning, dyeing, and making ink.
- Aloidae
-
plural noun,
Aloadae.
- datives
-
noun,
the dative case.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Dionaea
-
noun,
the Venus's-flytrap.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- devons
-
noun,
Devonshire.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- Douala
-
noun,
a seaport in W Cameroon.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- douane
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- Silvan
-
noun,
a person dwelling in a woodland region.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- sandal
-
noun,
a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- slavo-
-
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- denti-
-
- dovens
-
verb (used with or without object),
daven.
- Savona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy on the Mediterranean.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- divots
-
noun,
Golf. a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Salvia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Salvia, comprising the sages, having opposite leaves and whorled flowers.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- devout
-
adjective,
devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious:
- donuts
-
noun,
doughnut.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- solute
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- deuto-
-
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- sloven
-
noun,
a person who is habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness in dress, appearance, etc.
- divest
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.:
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- dilute
-
adjective,
reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
- deuton
-
noun,
deuteron.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- savate
-
noun,
a sport resembling boxing but permitting blows to be delivered with the feet as well as the hands.
- snivel
-
noun,
weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- Savoie
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- savant
-
noun,
a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.
- vulned
-
adjective,
(of an animal or man) represented as wounded.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- invest
-
verb (used with object),
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- invade
-
verb (used with object),
to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent:
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- livens
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- insoul
-
verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- loaves
-
noun,
plural of loaf1 .
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- indult
-
noun,
a dispensation granted often temporarily by the pope, permitting a deviation from church law.
- indues
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- louden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become loud.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- lovats
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- Luanda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Bantu word meaning “melody.”.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- Lieut.
-
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Latvia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of Estonia, an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,395 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Capital: Riga.
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- Landau
-
noun,
a four-wheeled, two-seated carriage with a top made in two parts that may be let down or folded back.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- laevo-
-
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- lauans
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Leavis
-
noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- Levant
-
noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- Levins
-
noun,
lightning.
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- duties
-
noun,
something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- ovines
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- ovules
-
noun,
Botany.
a rudimentary seed.
the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
- dvaita
-
noun,
any of the pluralistic schools of philosophy.
- duvets
-
noun,
a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.
- Dustin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- salade
-
noun,
sallet.
- Dunois
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Comte de ("Bastard of Orleans") 1403?–68, French military leader: relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans.
- dunite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- Salado
-
noun,
Rí·o [ree-oh;; Spanish ree-aw] /ˈri oʊ;; Spanish ˈri ɔ/ (Show IPA) a river in N Argentina, flowing SE to the Paraná River. About 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- dulias
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Saliva
-
noun,
a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- salted
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- navaid
-
noun,
an electronic aid to navigation.
- 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.
- luteo-
-
- lutose
-
adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- naiads
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- native
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- nausea
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- navels
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- navies
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Nevada
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 110,540 sq. mi. (286,300 sq. km). Capital: Carson City.
Abbreviation: NV (for use with zip code), Nev.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- ensoul
-
verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- nodule
-
noun,
a small node, knot, or knob.
- Enovid
-
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- eluvia
-
noun,
a deposit of soil, dust, etc., formed from the decomposition of rock and found in its place of origin.
- Nivose
-
noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
- Landus
-
noun,
Lando.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- United
-
adjective,
made into or caused to act as a single entity:
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- Tuinal
-
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- undies
-
plural noun,
women's or children's underwear.
- undoes
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- Undset
-
noun,
Sigrid [sig-rid;; Norwegian si-gri] /ˈsɪg rɪd;; Norwegian ˈsɪ grɪ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist: Nobel prize 1928.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- 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.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- unlade
-
verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- unlaid
-
adjective,
not laid or placed:
- unlead
-
verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- unlive
-
verb (used with object),
to undo or reverse (past life, experiences, etc.):
- unload
-
verb (used with object),
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
- unsaid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of unsay.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- aniso-
-
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- unveil
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal:
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- aviate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- Avesta
-
noun,
a collection of sacred Zoroastrian writings, including the Gathas.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- avaunt
-
adverb,
away; hence.
- Avanti
-
noun,
Kingdom of, an ancient Aryan kingdom of W central India, with its capital near modern Ujjain; flourished in the 6th–4th centuries b.c.
- Avalon
-
noun,
an island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
- avails
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- audits
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- audios
-
noun,
Television.
the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
the audio part of a television broadcast.
- Audion
-
noun,
an early type of triode.
- audio-
-
- audile
-
noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- untold
-
adjective,
not told; not related; not revealed:
- Uvalde
-
noun,
a city in SW Texas.
- Avlona
-
noun,
former name of Vlorë.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- venous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of a vein.
- vestal
-
noun,
vestal virgin.
- viands
-
noun,
an article of food.
- videos
-
noun,
a program, movie, or other visual media product featuring moving images, with or without audio, that is recorded and saved digitally or on videocassette:
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- advise
-
verb (used with object),
to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following:
- Advent
-
noun,
a coming into place, view, or being; arrival:
- vinous
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing wine.
- Adoula
-
noun,
Cyrille [see-ril] /siˈrɪl/ (Show IPA), 1922–78, African statesman: premier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1961–64.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- vaults
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- violas
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- adnate
-
adjective,
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
- Violet
-
noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- adeno-
-
- visual
-
noun,
Usually, visuals.
the picture elements, as distinguished from the sound elements, in films, television, etc.
photographs, slides, films, charts, or other visual materials, especially as used for illustration or promotion. Compare audio, video.
- vitals
-
plural noun,
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
- voiles
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Volans
-
noun,
the Flying Fish, a southern constellation between Carina and Hydrus.
- Volant
-
noun,
Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
- Volund
-
noun,
Wayland.
- volute
-
noun,
a spiral or twisted formation or object.
- venial
-
adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Valona
-
noun,
Italian name of Vlorë.
- V/STOL
-
- vadose
-
adjective,
found or located above the water table:
- alvine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- Valais
-
noun,
a canton in SW Switzerland. 2021 sq. mi. (5235 sq. km). Capital: Sion.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- Valens
-
noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c328–378, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 364–378.
- valent
-
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- valine
-
noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- Valois
-
noun,
a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- vandas
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic orchids of the genus Vanda, of tropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, having large white, lilac, blue, or greenish flowers.
- alodia
-
noun,
allodium.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- valued
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- values
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- valuta
-
noun,
(in Europe) the value of a currency expressed in terms of its rate of exchange with another currency.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- Vandal
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a member of a Germanic people who in the 5th century a.d. ravaged Gaul and Spain, settled in Africa, and in a.d. 455 sacked Rome.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- tuladi
-
noun,
lake trout.
- avoids
-
verb (used with object),
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun:
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- stolid
-
adjective,
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- dative
-
noun,
the dative case.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- studio
-
noun,
the workroom or atelier of an artist, as a painter or sculptor.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- suited
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- daunts
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- Danaus
-
noun,
a ruler of Argos who ordered his 50 daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night.
- sundae
-
noun,
ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
- sunlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- dautie
-
noun,
a darling.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- Delius
-
noun,
Frederick, 1862–1934, English composer.
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- Soviet
-
noun,
(before the revolution) any governmental council.
(after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration.
(after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- stadia
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- Stevin
-
noun,
Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- Davout
-
noun,
Louis Nicolas [lwee nee-kaw-lah] /lwi ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), Duke of Auerstadt [ou-er-stat] /ˈaʊ ərˌstæt/ (Show IPA), Prince of Eckmühl [ek-myool] /ˈɛk myul/ (Show IPA), 1770–1823, marshal of France: one of Napoleon's leading generals.
- davits
-
noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- Davies
-
noun,
Arthur Bowen [boh-uh n] /ˈboʊ ən/ (Show IPA), 1862–1928, U.S. painter.
- davens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pray.
- steno-
-
- Stevia
-
noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- dalasi
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
- stound
-
noun,
Archaic. a short time; short while.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- avulse
-
verb (used with object),
to pull off or tear away forcibly:
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- soave
-
noun,
a dry, white wine from Verona, Italy.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Vanda
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic orchids of the genus Vanda, of tropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere, having large white, lilac, blue, or greenish flowers.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- vaso-
-
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lived
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- velds
-
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- veni-
-
- vends
-
verb (used with object),
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling:
- Venda
-
noun,
a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa in the NE part: granted independence in 1979 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 2510 sq. mi. (6500 sq. km). Capital: Thohoyandou.
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- value
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Vedas
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- veals
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- vault
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- loves
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- valid
-
adjective,
sound; just; well-founded:
- ludes
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Vadso
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Norway.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- loved
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- lovat
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- teno-
-
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- salud
-
interjection,
(used after a person has sneezed or as a toast.)
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- Salvo
-
noun,
a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- sanit
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- viols
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- vodun
-
noun,
voodoo (def 1).
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- telo-
-
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- lauds
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- lavas
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- SOUND
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- voids
-
noun,
an empty space; emptiness:
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- vols.
-
- votes
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- volts
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- voles
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- 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.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- viand
-
noun,
an article of food.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- leuds
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- video
-
noun,
a program, movie, or other visual media product featuring moving images, with or without audio, that is recorded and saved digitally or on videocassette:
- Vidal
-
noun,
(Eugene Luther) Gore, 1925–2012, U.S. novelist, essayist, and playwright.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- levo-
-
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Venus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of gardens and spring, identified by the Romans with Aphrodite as the goddess of love and beauty.
- vents
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- vinos
-
noun,
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- vino-
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- vined
-
adjective,
covered or decorated with vines or representations of vines:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- vinas
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- uveas
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- 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.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- tonia
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- OSlav
-
- oste-
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- seti-
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- nudes
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- nudi-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- oidea
-
- oiled
-
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.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- tious
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saiva
-
noun,
Shaiva.
- salad
-
noun,
a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- ovule
-
noun,
Botany.
a rudimentary seed.
the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
- Ouida
-
noun,
pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
- tiled
-
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.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- suave
-
adjective,
(of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- natl.
-
- stove
-
noun,
a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes heat for warmth, cooking, etc., commonly using coal, oil, gas, wood, or electricity as a source of power.
- naut.
-
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- Sino-
-
- Naval
-
adjective,
of or relating to warships:
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sudan
-
noun,
a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- naso-
-
- utend
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- USLTA
-
- sito-
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- novas
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- nodus
-
noun,
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- ulent
-
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- neut.
-
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- nevus
-
noun,
any congenital anomaly of the skin, including moles and various types of birthmarks.
- nidus
-
noun,
a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Univ.
-
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
-
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- solve
-
verb (used with object),
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain:
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- auto.
-
- aviso
-
noun,
a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- avast
-
verb (imperative),
(used as a command to stop or cease):
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Aust.
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- donut
-
noun,
doughnut.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- audit
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- avoid
-
verb (used with object),
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun:
- ento-
-
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- endo-
-
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- 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.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ileo-
-
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ante-
-
- anti-
-
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- ative
-
- ation
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- ASEAN
-
- IATSE
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- ideo-
-
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Indo-
-
- divot
-
noun,
Golf. a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.
- dulse
-
noun,
a coarse, edible, red seaweed, Rhodymenia palmata.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dunts
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- duvet
-
noun,
a usually down-filled quilt, often with a removable cover; comforter.
- Dives
-
noun,
the rich man of the parable in Luke 16:19–31.
- duits
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- Dvina
-
noun,
Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
- divas
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- divan
-
noun,
a sofa or couch, usually without arms or back, often usable as a bed.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dist.
-
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dulia
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Douai
-
noun,
a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- doven
-
verb (used with or without object),
daven.
- doves
-
noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, especially the smaller species with pointed tails.
Compare pigeon1 (def 1).
- dolus
-
noun,
fraud; deceit, especially involving or evidencing evil intent (distinguished from culpa):
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Duala
-
noun,
Douala.
- duals
-
noun,
the dual number.
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- duels
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- duets
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dauts
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- 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.
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- davit
-
noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- Davis
-
noun,
Alexander Jackson, 1803–92, U.S. architect.
- Davie
-
noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- Daven
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pray.
- Davao
-
noun,
a seaport on SE Mindanao, in the S Philippines.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- dent.
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- dial.
-
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Devon
-
noun,
Devonshire.
- Devil
-
noun,
Theology.
(sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan.
a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- devas
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Deut.
-
- anat.
-
- Donus
-
noun,
died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- aden-
-
- aloud
-
adverb,
with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly:
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- invt.
-
- Alta.
-
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Aldas
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- advt.
-
- adult
-
noun,
a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Alas.
-
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Aldan
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- 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.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- 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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- adust
-
adjective,
dried or darkened as by heat.
- alti-
-
- insol
-
- anal.
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- inst.
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- 30-30
-
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Ital.
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Indus
-
noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Veno
-
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- dia-
-
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- vin-
-
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- devs
-
noun,
a software developer:
- vil.
-
- soln
-
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Den.
-
- vet.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- 1080
-
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- aet.
-
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Deva
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Vida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vide
-
verb,
see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Del.
-
- Devi
-
noun,
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- 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.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- adv.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- VLSI
-
- Vlad
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vladimir.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- dol.
-
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Vul.
-
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Sava
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- void
-
noun,
an empty space; emptiness:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Dino
-
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- sld.
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Din.
-
- Ste.
-
- dis-
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- dive
-
noun,
an act or instance of diving.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- div.
-
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Tues
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- ates
-
- 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.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- auld
-
adjective,
old.
- tion
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- 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.
- TODS
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- aud.
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Alis
-
- 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.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- USDA
-
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USIA
-
- USNA
-
- ano-
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ands
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- uvea
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- vaad
-
noun,
a Jewish council offering advice on or having authority over certain community affairs.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- ANTU
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- alt.
-
- ulto
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- uni-
-
- val.
-
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Aus.
-
- AInd
-
- Veda
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Ala.
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- vel.
-
- Suva
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Fiji, on Viti Levu island.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Danl
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Dave
-
noun,
a male given name, form of David.
- Vend
-
verb (used with object),
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling:
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Ven.
-
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- stud
-
noun,
a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- dat.
-
- Anas
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- vatu
-
noun,
a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- avid
-
adjective,
showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic.
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Vat.
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Vaud
-
noun,
a canton in W Switzerland. 1239 sq. mi. (3210 sq. km). Capital: Lausanne.
- Ave.
-
- Ald.
-
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- vas-
-
- aut-
-
- 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.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- tel-
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- avn.
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- diva
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- Sat.
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- iod-
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- int.
-
- 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).
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- intl
-
- inv.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitD
-
- 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.
- NOAA
-
- lit.
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Ens.
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- 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.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- ious
-
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- lin.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- iso-
-
- leud
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Nov.
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- idae
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- NTIA
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- ins.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- ile-
-
- Ind.
-
- NASD
-
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- nav.
-
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- luvs
-
noun,
love.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- IAEA
-
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- iana
-
- lude
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- Ltd.
-
- 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.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- lond
-
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- eso-
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Esd.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- est.
-
- Lani
-
- eous
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Nev.
-
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- loud
-
Idioms,
out loud, aloud; audibly:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- inae
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- NDSL
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- IndE
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- neo-
-
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Odus
-
- IATA
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- ovi-
-
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lea.
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- duel
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- dual
-
noun,
the dual number.
- Ovid
-
noun,
(Publius Ovidius Naso) 43 b.c.–a.d. 17? Roman poet.
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- Dust
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- duo-
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Lat.
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- std.
-
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- Laud
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- 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.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Dove
-
noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, especially the smaller species with pointed tails.
Compare pigeon1 (def 1).
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- 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.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ole-
-
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- ELAS
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- EDTA
-
- Ont.
-
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- itol
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- 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.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- USA
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- vol
-
- AAE
-
- ide
-
- in.
-
- UIT
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- AOU
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- TVA
-
- UAE
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- AOA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- LST
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- ad-
-
- LSI
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Une
-
- Vt.
-
- Vte
-
- AIA
-
- 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.
- al.
-
- ILS
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- an.
-
- LTA
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UNO
-
- VTO
-
- uns
-
- ult
-
- av.
-
- ILO
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- LON
-
- VOA
-
- ITV
-
- IOU
-
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- IUD
-
- IUS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- 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 = .
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ite
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ISV
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ist
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Les
-
- VDU
-
- VDT
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ITA
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- vo.
-
- AAU
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- uti
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- VLA
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USV
-
- USO
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- USN
-
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ine
-
- La.
-
- LDS
-
- AEA
-
- Ld.
-
- ae.
-
- ALU
-
- LSD
-
- Lt.
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- vs.
-
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- Va.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ase
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oid
-
- 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.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- OIt
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Ola
-
- DET
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Dev
-
noun,
a software developer:
- St.
-
- EIS
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- di.
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- ons
-
- EDT
-
- SNU
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- ose
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- ODT
-
- Sta
-
- ot-
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- STV
-
- en-
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- NSA
-
- NSU
-
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NUL
-
- STL
-
- STI
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- OED
-
- OSA
-
- OSD
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- OAU
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- OTA
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- DUI
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- DLS
-
- DNA
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Doi
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SED
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- DLO
-
- se-
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- Du.
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DST
-
- DSA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- SAE
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ote
-
- ov-
-
- OTS
-
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- DIL
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SLE
-
- ed.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- SLA
-
- ead
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- DVS
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- sd.
-
- So.
-
- SAA
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- DAV
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ETV
-
- ITU
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATV
-
- AUA
-
- id.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- tlo
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- eu-
-
- ETS
-
- Ia.
-
- 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.
- ETO
-
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- a-v
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- TID
-
- TIA
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- io-
-
- ial
-
- Avi
-
- TSI
-
- IAS
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- luv
-
noun,
love.
- ASI
-
- lv.
-
- 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.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- tue
-
- NAA
-
- Tu.
-
- TSE
-
- 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.
- ESA
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ast
-
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ASU
-
- ASV
-
- at.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ATA
-
- ESU
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- DSO
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- TAL
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- NES
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- do.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- NIA
-
- env
-
- ESL
-
- 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:
- DOA
-
- DAE
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- AO
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- DN
-
- VN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NL
-
- N.
-
- UL
-
- UV
-
- TD
-
- VU
-
- T1
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- SU
-
- U.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- NI
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- Ud
-
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ND
-
- UI
-
- VL
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- NV
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- i.
-
- TN
-
- L.
-
- TL
-
- t.
-
- VI
-
- VD
-
- V.
-
- D.
-
- SN
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ol
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- le
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- O.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SL
-
- dl
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- DV
-
- L2
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- EI
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- OA
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- EV
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- SV
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