Anagrams of ecclesiastic
Word ecclesiastic has
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- Eclectics
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noun,
Also, eclecticist [ih-klek-tuh-sist] /ɪˈklɛk tə sɪst/ (Show IPA). a person who follows an eclectic method, as in philosophy or architecture.
- silicates
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- scilicet
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adverb,
to wit; namely.
- eclectic
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noun,
Also, eclecticist [ih-klek-tuh-sist] /ɪˈklɛk tə sɪst/ (Show IPA). a person who follows an eclectic method, as in philosophy or architecture.
- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- elastics
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- Alcestis
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noun,
Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
- Silastic
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- ecclesia
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noun,
an assembly, especially the popular assembly of ancient Athens.
- cicelies
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noun,
a plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, having a fragrant aroma and sometimes used as a potherb.
- ciliates
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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.
- sciatics
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noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- celestas
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- calcites
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noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- icicles
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noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- sectile
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adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- Alceste
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noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- clastic
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adjective,
Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Celesta
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- 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.
- Silesia
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noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- teasels
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- silicas
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- liaises
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Cecilia
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 230? Roman martyr: patron saint of music.
- castles
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- ascetic
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noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- selects
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- calcite
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noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- calices
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noun,
plural of calix.
- cilices
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noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- 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.
- telesis
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noun,
deliberate, purposeful utilization of the processes of nature and society to obtain particular goals.
- classic
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noun,
an author or a literary work of the first rank, especially one of demonstrably enduring quality.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- 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.
- sciatic
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noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- slates
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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.
- castes
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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.
- calcic
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adjective,
pertaining to or containing lime or calcium.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- elect.
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- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- calci-
-
- elects
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noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- sleets
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noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Cassel
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noun,
Kassel.
- Cassie
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noun,
huisache.
- select
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- Scales
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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.
- easies
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- clitic
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noun,
a clitic word; enclitic or proclitic.
- clasts
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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.
- class.
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- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- cisele
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- easels
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noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- cilice
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noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- ceases
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noun,
cessation:
- cestas
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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.
- Eccles
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noun,
Sir John Carew [kuh-roo] /kəˈru/ (Show IPA), 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
- Celtic
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noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
- ecesis
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noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- celiac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- silica
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- cecils
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noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Cecile
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- calces
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noun,
a plural of calx.
- slices
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- istles
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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.
- icicle
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noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- Aletes
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noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- teasel
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- aisles
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- teases
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noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- leases
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noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- teslas
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- liaise
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verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Tessie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- acetic
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adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- access
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noun,
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance:
- accel.
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- 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.
- lactic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
- tassel
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noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Elissa
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noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- steles
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noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- saices
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noun,
syce.
- steals
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stacc.
-
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- elites
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- steels
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noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- lease
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noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- Issei
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noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- eases
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noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- istic
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- 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.
- elite
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Ital.
-
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- Elise
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- easel
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noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- lasts
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noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- seals
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noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- seats
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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.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sect.
-
- salts
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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.
- seels
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verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- lases
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verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- lact-
-
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- easts
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noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- scat-
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- scats
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noun,
scat singing.
- IATSE
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- sates
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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.
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litas
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lists
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noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- licit
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adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- licet
-
- iasis
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noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Icel.
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- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- sails
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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.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- elate
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adjective,
elated.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Iliac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- lect.
-
- Elsie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- eccl.
-
- Estes
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noun,
a male given name.
- leets
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noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Steel
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noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- steal
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stale
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- cacti
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noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- slice
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- calc-
-
- cases
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noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- stele
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noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- tele-
-
- slate
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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.
- teles
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noun,
television.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Actis
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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.
- Cates
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noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- ASCII
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noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- 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-
-
- alist
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adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- asst.
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- 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.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- 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.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sices
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noun,
syce.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- acct.
-
- 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.
- seti-
-
- cilia
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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.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- acet-
-
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- 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.
- clase
-
- Tesla
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- 30-30
-
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cecil
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noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- 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.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- 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.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- lea.
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tel-
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lat.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- 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.
- sics
-
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).
- sci.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- 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.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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.
- scil
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- sec.
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- 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.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SASE
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- 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.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SLIC
-
- 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).
- 1080
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- CCls
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cis-
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- cat.
-
- cts.
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ect-
-
- ELAS
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- ESIS
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Alis
-
- acc.
-
- 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.
- ACLS
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asis
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ates
-
- 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.
- cac-
-
- Cal.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- est.
-
- cit.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ical
-
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- itis
-
- 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.
- 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.
-
- Ice.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- ile-
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- isls
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- Isl
-
- STI
-
- ast
-
- LCT
-
- STL
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- SST
-
- cc.
-
- ct.
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ISA
-
- CAI
-
- ise
-
- cl.
-
- ss.
-
- cs.
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- LCI
-
- LTA
-
- ASI
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- Lt.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ACS
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- al.
-
- ac-
-
- TLC
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- AIC
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ase
-
- ite
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SLA
-
- TAL
-
- ist
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- TCA
-
- 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.
- TCS
-
- 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.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- La.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- LCA
-
- SLE
-
- ILS
-
- ea.
-
- ec-
-
- ics
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ia.
-
- 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.
- SCS
-
- EEC
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- se-
-
- CCA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- cte
-
- CTC
-
- ECA
-
- sc.
-
- CST
-
- LSC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- LST
-
- SAE
-
- LSS
-
- LSI
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESL
-
- ese
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ETS
-
- EIS
-
- CTA
-
- TSS
-
- CSC
-
- 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).
- ICC
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CEA
-
- CIE
-
- CIC
-
- CEC
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- CIA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- il-
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- 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).
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- CCC
-
- CSA
-
- CLI
-
- ial
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- IAS
-
- cle
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Les
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L2
-
- 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.
- TL
-
- L1
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TC
-
- T1
-
- t.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- le
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- CE
-
- L.
-
- ic
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- i.
-
- LC
-
- 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.