Anagrams of dilaceration
Word dilaceration has
1886 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of dilaceration.
- ideational
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving ideas or concepts.
- Diocletian
-
noun,
(Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) a.d. 245–316, Illyrian soldier: emperor of Rome 284–305.
- laceration
-
noun,
the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- Orientalia
-
plural noun,
books, manuscripts, and other objects pertaining to the Orient and Oriental art, culture, history, folklore, or the like.
- deliration
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noun,
mental derangement; raving; delirium.
- anecdotal
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing anecdotes:
- trainload
-
noun,
the cargo or passenger capacity of a train.
- Claretian
-
noun,
a member of the “Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” founded in Spain in 1849, and devoted chiefly to missionary work.
- diaconate
-
noun,
the office or dignity of a deacon.
- dianoetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to dianoia.
- androecia
-
noun,
the stamens of a flower collectively.
- laciniate
-
adjective,
cut into narrow, irregular lobes; slashed; jagged.
- cadential
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or constituting a musical cadence.
- deliriant
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noun,
a substance, as a compound or drug, that causes delirium.
- identical
-
adjective,
similar or alike in every way:
- lidocaine
-
noun,
a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
- Laodicean
-
noun,
a person who is lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion.
- doctrinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine:
- indicator
-
noun,
a person or thing that indicates.
- Actoridae
-
plural noun,
Moliones.
- direction
-
noun,
the act or an instance of directing.
- radiation
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noun,
Physics.
the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves.
the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body.
the energy transferred by these processes.
- cantorial
-
adjective,
of or relating to a cantor.
- editorial
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noun,
an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- air-lance
-
noun,
a lance using an air blast.
- rationale
-
noun,
the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
- anorectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or associated with the anus and rectum.
- one-a-cat
-
noun,
one old cat.
- declarant
-
noun,
a person who declares or makes a declaration or statement.
- Caledonia
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. Scotland.
- anti-icer
-
noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- Centralia
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois.
- Cnidaria
-
noun,
an alternative name for the invertebrate phylum Coelenterata, giving emphasis to the stinging structures as characteristic of the phylum.
- Cordelia
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the youngest of Lear's three daughters and the only one who remains loyal to her father.
Compare Goneril, Regan.
- Adriatic
-
noun,
Adriatic Sea.
- coal-tar
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noun,
a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
- craniate
-
noun,
a craniate animal.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- indicate
-
verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- colinear
-
adjective,
collinear.
- carinate
-
adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- contrail
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noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- air-line
-
adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- Anatolic
-
adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- dentalia
-
noun,
any tooth shell of the genus Dentalium.
- articled
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- Carleton
-
noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- Adlerian
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adjective,
of or relating to Alfred Adler or his doctrines, especially in respect to the belief that behavior is determined by compensation for feelings of inferiority.
- dilation
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noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- calendar
-
noun,
a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year:
- analcite
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noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- Dicentra
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
- Coltrane
-
noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- canotier
-
noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- diaconal
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adjective,
pertaining to a deacon.
- Alcandre
-
noun,
the wife of Polybus who received Helen and Menelaus on their way home from Troy.
- colander
-
noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- Deianira
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noun,
a sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules, whom she killed unwittingly by giving him a shirt that had been dipped in the poisoned blood of Nessus.
- diatonic
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adjective,
noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- retinoid
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances related to vitamin A and functioning like vitamin A in the body.
- indirect
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adjective,
not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout:
- radicant
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adjective,
rooting from the stem, as ivy.
- ironical
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
- radiance
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noun,
radiant brightness or light:
- indocile
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adjective,
not willing to receive teaching, training, or discipline; fractious; unruly.
- Conelrad
-
noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- iodinate
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- Oriental
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- ironclad
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noun,
a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
- Cardinal
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope.
- Rodentia
-
noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- nitrolic
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adjective,
of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- relation
-
noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- rational
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noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- ctenidia
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noun,
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- Aaronite
-
noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- Clairton
-
noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- Cortland
-
noun,
a city in central New York.
- Laodicea
-
noun,
ancient name of Latakia.
- Clarinda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- centroid
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noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- Alicante
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noun,
a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- Tridacna
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noun,
a genus of giant clams inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific, attaining a diameter of 4 feet (1.2 meters) or more, and weighing over 500 pounds (227 kg).
- laitance
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- ceratoid
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adjective,
hornlike; horny.
- Landrace
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noun,
one of several widely distributed strains of large, white, lop-eared swine of northern European origin.
- trinodal
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adjective,
having three nodes or joints.
- triolein
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noun,
olein (def 1).
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- Nocardia
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noun,
any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- Lacertid
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noun,
any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- cartload
-
noun,
the amount a cart can hold.
- idolater
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noun,
Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- idiolect
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noun,
a person's individual speech pattern.
Compare dialect (def 1).
- Carniola
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noun,
a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
- actinoid
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adjective,
raylike; radiate.
- Carolean
-
adjective,
characteristic of the time of Charles I and II of England:
- actinide
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noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- Carolina
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noun,
a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- tailored
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- tailrace
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noun,
the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- Clorinda
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noun,
a female given name.
- tolidine
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noun,
any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- doctrine
-
noun,
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
- acridine
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- Croatian
-
noun,
a Croat.
- ideation
-
noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- raticide
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- catenoid
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- Caterina
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noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- cotidal
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adjective,
pertaining to a coincidence of tides.
- Ciliata
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noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- laterad
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adverb,
toward the side.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- laniard
-
noun,
lanyard.
- Laodice
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- ctenoid
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adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- Croatia
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- crinoid
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noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- cranial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- Lateran
-
noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- radicle
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noun,
Botany.
the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- radicel
-
noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- radical
-
noun,
a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
- radiate
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- radiant
-
noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- craniol
-
- cranio-
-
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Leonard
-
noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- clarain
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noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- carload
-
noun,
the amount carried by a car, especially a freight car.
- Carlota
-
noun,
1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
- Carlton
-
noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- carotid
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- nodical
-
adjective,
of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- Catalin
-
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- cateran
-
noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- nitride
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Carline
-
noun,
an old woman.
- Celadon
-
noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- centri-
-
- centro-
-
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- citadel
-
noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- cerato-
-
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- Carlita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- caldron
-
noun,
cauldron.
- ordinal
-
noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- cordite
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- cordial
-
noun,
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
- cordate
-
adjective,
heart-shaped:
- Caelian
-
noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- contra-
-
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- calando
-
adverb,
in a slower, softer manner.
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- Caldera
-
noun,
a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano.
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- Linaria
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- conidia
-
noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- candela
-
noun,
a basic unit of luminous intensity in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined as the luminous intensity of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10 12 hertz and that has a radiant intensity of 1/683 watt/steradian: adopted in 1979 as the international standard of luminous intensity. Abbreviation: Cd.
- candier
-
- Candiot
-
noun,
a Cretan.
- lentoid
-
noun,
a lentoid body.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- leotard
-
noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- Oceanid
-
noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- Oceania
-
noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- codline
-
noun,
an untarred cord of hemp or cotton, used for fishing and for various purposes aboard a ship.
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- cardio-
-
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- antero-
-
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- antacid
-
noun,
an antacid agent.
- airdate
-
noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- dilator
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- aecidia
-
noun,
an aecium in which the spores are always formed in chains and enclosed in a cup-shaped peridium.
- diction
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- 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).
- dianoia
-
noun,
the mental faculty used in discursive reasoning.
- dialect
-
noun,
Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- Aetolia
-
noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- detrain
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- tendril
-
noun,
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- adrenal
-
noun,
adrenal gland.
- deontic
-
adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- Tancred
-
noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- Alarcon
-
noun,
Pedro Antonio [pe-th raw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza) 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.
- deltaic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- Deloria
-
noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- alcaide
-
noun,
a commander of a fortress.
- deliria
-
noun,
Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.
- Alcoran
-
noun,
Alkoran.
- Delicia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aleardi
-
noun,
Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- decrial
-
noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- Dinaric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- dineric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- edition
-
noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- trindle
-
noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- triclad
-
noun,
a planarian.
- Trianda
-
noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- triacid
-
adjective,
capable of combining with three molecules of a monobasic acid:
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- acaroid
-
adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- acerola
-
noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- Dionaea
-
noun,
the Venus's-flytrap.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- Icarian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- Iceland
-
noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- identic
-
adjective,
identical.
- Acrilan
-
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- actinal
-
adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- actino-
-
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- diorite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- lacinia
-
noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- anilide
-
noun,
any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- danaite
-
noun,
a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
- ladrone
-
noun,
a thief.
- re-laid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- Ireland
-
noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- Decalin
-
- decanal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a dean or deanery:
- Laconia
-
noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- dariole
-
noun,
a small round mold.
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- Aloidae
-
plural noun,
Aloadae.
- Lacerta
-
noun,
the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
- decanol
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- Iletin
-
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- diotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- cteno-
-
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- lacto-
-
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- clino-
-
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- clinid
-
noun,
any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- cradle
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- iatro-
-
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- citied
-
adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- Ciardi
-
noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- Dacron
-
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- narco-
-
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- 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.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- clado-
-
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- contr.
-
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- inlaid
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- contd.
-
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- denti-
-
- 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.
- delict
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- intra-
-
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- intro.
-
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- inter.
-
- irido-
-
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- indecl
-
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- 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.
- Lidice
-
noun,
a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Coanda
-
noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- indict
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- indic.
-
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- Colada
-
noun,
piña colada.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- colent
-
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- Darlan
-
noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- centi-
-
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Adonai
-
noun,
Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- adren-
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- adreno
-
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- arcade
-
noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- radio-
-
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- adeno-
-
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- adnate
-
adjective,
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- radial
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Tarlac
-
noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- alodia
-
noun,
allodium.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- 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.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- 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.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- alcaid
-
plural noun,
the descendants of Alcaeus.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- recti-
-
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- andro-
-
- aeron.
-
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- Calder
-
noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Canad.
-
- acetal
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- acedia
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- aceto-
-
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- cardi-
-
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- carnal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- centr-
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- nitro-
-
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nocti-
-
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- celto-
-
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- necro-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- actin-
-
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- cerat-
-
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- ecto-
-
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- encl.
-
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- endo-
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- init.
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- tera-
-
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- teno-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- telo-
-
- 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.
- edit.
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- 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.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- ilio-
-
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- ician
-
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ideo-
-
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- idion
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- incl.
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- ento-
-
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Indo-
-
- 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.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- idio-
-
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- incr.
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- incor
-
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Icel.
-
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- lact-
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- licet
-
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- oidea
-
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- 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.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- octa-
-
- OIcel
-
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- econ.
-
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- noct-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- irid-
-
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- natl.
-
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- ition
-
- reni-
-
- retd.
-
- Ital.
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- intr.
-
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Iran.
-
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- 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.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orial
-
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- ordn.
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- 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.
- lect.
-
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Recit
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- ecol.
-
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- areo-
-
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- 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.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- ante-
-
- crit.
-
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Arnel
-
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- anti-
-
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- decl.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- deca-
-
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- Alta.
-
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- deci-
-
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- dent.
-
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- dial.
-
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- alti-
-
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- andr-
-
- alto-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- anat.
-
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- anal.
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cata-
-
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- cent.
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cert.
-
- cidal
-
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- cine-
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cero-
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Card.
-
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- coel-
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- colat
-
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- 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.
- dict.
-
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Alcor
-
- acet-
-
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- 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.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- aero-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- acro-
-
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- 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.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- 30-30
-
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- aden-
-
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Can.
-
- 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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- NTIA
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- OECD
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- ole-
-
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- 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).
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Oct.
-
- tion
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cal.
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- cet-
-
- ACDA
-
- acad
-
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- tri-
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- trid
-
- CERN
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- eco-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ceto
-
- NDAC
-
- NCTE
-
- NCAA
-
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- tron
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- acea
-
- not-
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- 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.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- 1080
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Ont.
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- cat.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- cen.
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- NIRA
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Cdr.
-
- NOAA
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- ance
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- 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).
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Ald.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- rel.
-
- Alco
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- ano-
-
- 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.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- RONA
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- RIIA
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- alt.
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- ter.
-
- art.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- aet.
-
- rad.
-
- aer-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- atic
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ator
-
- ord.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- ten.
-
- Ala.
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Aire
-
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- RdAc
-
- rcd.
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- AInd
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- 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.
- cide
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lea.
-
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- idae
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- dol.
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- crat
-
- Lat.
-
- Cort
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- ctr.
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- dlr.
-
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- 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:
- ile-
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Con.
-
- Cond
-
- 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.
- 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.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Ind.
-
- 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.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- IAEA
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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.
- iana
-
- Cor.
-
- IATA
-
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- dat.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Dice
-
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.
- DCNL
-
- dia-
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- Dec.
-
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- der.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- iod-
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- INRI
-
- 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.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- 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.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Danl
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- inae
-
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- dir.
-
- Inc.
-
- Din.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dioc
-
- IndE
-
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Dino
-
- itol
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Den.
-
- etc.
-
- clar
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- enl.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- EDTA
-
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Ltd.
-
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- enc.
-
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- LitD
-
- lit.
-
- end-
-
- cit.
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- lin.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Col.
-
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- 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.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- ect-
-
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- lond
-
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- 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:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- NACA
-
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- cir.
-
- tra
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- rte
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- eir
-
- ead
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- EDT
-
- rt.
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- AIA
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- Tro
-
- RLD
-
- RNA
-
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rnd
-
- ROA
-
- EDC
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ADC
-
- DET
-
- ean
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- di.
-
- al.
-
- ine
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- 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.
- AAE
-
- ROI
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Aar
-
- DIL
-
- tr.
-
- ALC
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- AIC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- tlr
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- TIA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Dr.
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- DRE
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ide
-
- AEA
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ERT
-
- ETO
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- 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.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- id.
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- TID
-
- Ia.
-
- 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).
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TAL
-
- DLC
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- ier
-
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- ILO
-
- EAA
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- in.
-
- il-
-
- DLO
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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.
- TCA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Doi
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DNR
-
- eo-
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- DNA
-
- 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.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- en-
-
- ial
-
- ETR
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- CAA
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ltr
-
- CAI
-
- LTA
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- cl.
-
- 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.
- oil
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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.
- Ld.
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- LCI
-
- ATA
-
- LCT
-
- ATC
-
- ct.
-
- LDC
-
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ca.
-
- CIO
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noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cr.
-
- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
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noun,
British. a lease.
- Rd.
-
- Clo
-
- cle
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- CNO
-
- CLR
-
- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- LON
-
- CLI
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- CED
-
- Nod
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noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- LOC
-
- NOC
-
- Oc.
-
- CEO
-
- oid
-
- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- oic
-
- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ODT
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- lid
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noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- OCR
-
- OCD
-
- OED
-
- NIA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- 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.
- OTC
-
- CDT
-
- LCD
-
- CEA
-
- CIA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- La.
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Lt.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- ITC
-
- DAR
-
- NAD
-
- NDE
-
- AOA
-
- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- aor
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- RDA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- IOC
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- CIE
-
- 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 = .
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- DEA
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- de-
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- RDC
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- NEA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- DCL
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- at.
-
- LCA
-
- NEC
-
- Re.
-
- NCO
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- ne-
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- do.
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- RCA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- DAE
-
- NAA
-
- RCN
-
- DOA
-
- ard
-
- NC
-
- ND
-
- AO
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- NI
-
- 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.
- LR
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NL
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- DN
-
- D.
-
- 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.
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- dl
-
- T1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TD
-
- t.
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- L.
-
- 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.
- RO
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- 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.
- ln
-
- O.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OA
-
- R.
-
- TN
-
- TL
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ol
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- CE
-
- le
-
- L2
-