Anagrams of dislocate
Word dislocate has
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- isolated
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- diastole
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noun,
Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.
Compare systole (def 1).
- sodalite
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noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- catslide
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noun,
(in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- cestoid
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noun,
cestode.
- dacoits
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noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- dilates
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- iodates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- delicts
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noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- talcose
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adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- citoles
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noun,
cittern.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- deltaic
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adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- 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.
- toadies
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noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- dialect
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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.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Alcides
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noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- Lacoste
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noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- citadel
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noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- lactose
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- locates
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- cotidal
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adjective,
pertaining to a coincidence of tides.
- details
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- coedits
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verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- delict
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noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- detail
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- salted
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noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- octads
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noun,
a group or series of eight.
- oldest
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ladies
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noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- Alecto
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noun,
one of the Furies.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- clado-
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- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- coatis
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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.
- deasil
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adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- Isolde
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noun,
German name of Iseult.
- tailed
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noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- isotac
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- cadets
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noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- celto-
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- decals
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noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- stolid
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adjective,
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- stadle
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noun,
staddle.
- Isolda
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noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- delist
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verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- citole
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noun,
cittern.
- costal
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adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- desalt
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verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- aldose
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noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- Docile
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adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- distal
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adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- coedit
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verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- closed
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noun,
the act of closing.
- closet
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- aceto-
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- lacto-
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- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- disco-
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- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- ideals
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noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- social
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- listed
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noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- coated
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noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- todies
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noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- scaled
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- dacoit
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noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- iodate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- alcids
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noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- dicast
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noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- solace
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- dicots
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noun,
a dicotyledon.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- ticals
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- cleoid
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noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- scato-
-
- Aeolis
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noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- dilate
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- tildes
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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.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- edict
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noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- edit.
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- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- Sadoc
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noun,
Zadok.
- litas
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- edits
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noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Colas
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noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- codas
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noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- scold
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noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- codes
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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:
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- eidos
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noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- coeds
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noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- coel-
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- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- coils
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noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- scat-
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- colat
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- Salto
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noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- colds
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noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- scale
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Coles
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colet
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noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- scald
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noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- lated
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adjective,
belated.
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- coset
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noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Costa
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noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- idles
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noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- cotes
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noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Sadie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- dealt
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noun,
a business transaction:
- leads
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noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lotas
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noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- octa-
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- dial.
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- dials
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noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- dices
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Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- dicot
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noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dict.
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- dicta
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noun,
a plural of dictum.
- Oates
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noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Diels
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noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- diets
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noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- lotic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- licet
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- diols
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noun,
glycol (def 2).
- disc.
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- desc.
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- dist.
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- lidos
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noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- dites
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noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- lodes
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noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- doats
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verb (used without object),
dote.
- dotes
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noun,
decay of wood.
- doest
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noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- loads
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noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- doits
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noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dolce
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noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- doles
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noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dolia
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noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- octad
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noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Delta
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noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- ecto-
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- deals
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noun,
a business transaction:
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- daces
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noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- ectad
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adverb,
outward.
- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Ostia
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noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- ecol.
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- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- lect.
-
- dates
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noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- datos
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- oldie
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noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- oiled
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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.
- octal
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noun,
octonary (def 6).
- deca-
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- decal
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noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- deci-
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- decl.
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- oidea
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- decos
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noun,
art deco.
- OIcel
-
- deils
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noun,
devil.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- Odets
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noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- Delia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- delis
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noun,
a delicatessen.
- Delos
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noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- Scot.
-
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Coats
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noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- alto-
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- telia
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noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- iotas
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noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- alcid
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noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- IATSE
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- teals
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noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alist
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adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Talos
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noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Alost
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noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- talcs
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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.
- alti-
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- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- asco-
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- Ascot
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noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ASDIC
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noun,
sonar.
- taels
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noun,
liang.
- aside
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noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- tacos
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noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Ital.
-
- coati
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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.
- stole
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noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- stola
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noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- telo-
-
- Stead
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noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- ileo-
-
- 2,4-d
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noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- tsadi
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noun,
sadhe.
- 30-30
-
- Tosca
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noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- ideo-
-
- tolas
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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.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- acet-
-
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- acids
-
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.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- actos
-
- tiles
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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.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- 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.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- 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.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Icel.
-
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- clase
-
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- seti-
-
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- cidal
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- sito-
-
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- sect.
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- Cades
-
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.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- lact-
-
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- lit.
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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:
- Lat.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lea.
-
- iod-
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- 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.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- itol
-
- 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.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lacs
-
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).
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- iso-
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- 1080
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- LitD
-
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Ste.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SLIC
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- sld.
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- 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.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- 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.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- TODS
-
- 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).
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- 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.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OECD
-
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Oct.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Ltd.
-
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- ole-
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Sat.
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- std.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- ICAO
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- 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.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Del.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- 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.
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Dec.
-
- ates
-
- atic
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- EDTA
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dioc
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- 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.
- Cels
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- dis-
-
- dia-
-
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- dol.
-
- Cal.
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- cit.
-
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- alt.
-
- asc-
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Col.
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- aet.
-
- 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:
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- ical
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- idae
-
- cts.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- 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.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ACLS
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- dat.
-
- Esd.
-
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Alis
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- 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.
- ELAS
-
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- eso-
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Alco
-
- est.
-
- 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.
- etc.
-
- cide
-
- Ald.
-
- sc.
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- SDI
-
- CSA
-
- CIE
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- se-
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SLA
-
- CLI
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- cle
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- SED
-
- ScD
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Clo
-
- SDA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- CAI
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TID
-
- AIC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AEC
-
- ALC
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- TCS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- TCA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SLE
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cl.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- CST
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- CDT
-
- cs.
-
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CEO
-
- CIA
-
- ct.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- TAL
-
- ast
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- at.
-
- STI
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- STL
-
- Co.
-
- CSO
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- CTA
-
- LCA
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- LDC
-
- Ld.
-
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- LCD
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- EDT
-
- EIS
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EDC
-
- ed.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- eo-
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- cte
-
- 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.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- DST
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IOT
-
- 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).
- Ia.
-
- IOC
-
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- ide
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ial
-
- io-
-
- ESA
-
- La.
-
- Esc
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- ESL
-
- 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).
- Lt.
-
- LSD
-
- LDS
-
- ETO
-
- id.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ETS
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- ics
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- DSA
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DCS
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Ola
-
- de-
-
- OIt
-
- DEA
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ODT
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- 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.
- DET
-
- 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.
- ose
-
- OCS
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- DCL
-
- SAE
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- DSC
-
- DSO
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- OTS
-
- DAE
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- di.
-
- oid
-
- OCD
-
- Oc.
-
- Doi
-
- LOC
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DLS
-
- DLO
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- DLC
-
- 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.
- 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.
- DIL
-
- LSC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- LSI
-
- TSI
-
- 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.
- OSD
-
- OAS
-
- OSA
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OED
-
- OTC
-
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- SL
-
- TC
-
- 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.
- OA
-
- dl
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- 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.
- 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.
- EI
-
- SA
-
- AO
-
- 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:
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TL
-
- L.
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ol
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- T1
-
- LC
-
- TD
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- t.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- O.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- i.
-
- 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.
- ic
-
- CE
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- le
-
- S.
-