Anagrams of Elisavetgrad
Word Elisavetgrad has
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- slave-trade
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noun,
the business or process of procuring, transporting, and selling slaves, especially black Africans to the New World prior to the mid-19th century.
- saltigrade
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adjective,
moving by leaping.
- variegates
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verb (used with object),
to make varied in appearance, as by adding different colors.
- variegated
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adjective,
varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots of different colors.
- detailers
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noun,
a manufacturer's representative who calls on customers to supply information on products and visits stores to monitor sales and replenish stock.
- graveside
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noun,
the area beside a grave.
- taligrade
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adjective,
walking on the outer side of the foot.
- divagates
-
verb (used without object),
to wander; stray.
- eradiates
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verb (used with or without object),
to radiate.
- validates
-
verb (used with object),
to make valid; substantiate; confirm:
- elaterids
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noun,
any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.
- airedales
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noun,
one of a breed of large terriers having a wiry, black-and-tan coat and a docked tail.
- variegate
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verb (used with object),
to make varied in appearance, as by adding different colors.
- relatives
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noun,
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- versatile
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adjective,
capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.:
- advertise
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verb (used with object),
to announce or praise (a product, service, etc.) in some public medium of communication in order to induce people to buy or use it:
- varietals
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noun,
a varietal wine named for such a grape (distinguished from generic).
- sea-devil
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noun,
manta (def 4).
- derivates
-
noun, adjective,
derivative.
- levigates
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adjective,
Botany. having a smooth, glossy surface; glabrous.
- tragedies
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noun,
a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster:
- levirates
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noun,
the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- Airedale
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noun,
one of a breed of large terriers having a wiry, black-and-tan coat and a docked tail.
- airdates
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noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- digester
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noun,
a person or thing that digests.
- desilver
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verb (used with object),
to remove silver from (lead in the form of base bullion).
- salaried
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adjective,
receiving a salary:
- disagree
-
verb (used without object),
to fail to agree; differ:
- disgavel
-
verb (used with object),
to free from the tenure of gavelkind:
- salivate
-
verb (used with object),
to produce an excessive secretion of saliva in, as by mercurial poisoning.
- divagate
-
verb (used without object),
to wander; stray.
- diverges
-
verb (used with object),
to deflect or turn aside.
- relative
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noun,
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- sea-gate
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noun,
a navigable channel giving access to the sea.
- sedative
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noun,
a sedative drug or agent.
- radiates
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- travails
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noun,
painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
- deviates
-
noun,
a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard.
- Rig-Veda
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noun,
one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- levirate
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noun,
the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- Arteveld
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noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1290?–1345, Flemish statesman.
- levigate
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adjective,
Botany. having a smooth, glossy surface; glabrous.
- varietal
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noun,
a varietal wine named for such a grape (distinguished from generic).
- variates
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noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- alveated
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adjective,
having the vaulted shape of a beehive.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- Rietveld
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noun,
Gerrit Thomas [kher-it toh-mahs] /ˈxɛr ɪt ˈtoʊ mɑs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1964, Dutch architect.
- validate
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verb (used with object),
to make valid; substantiate; confirm:
- averages
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noun,
a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean:
- vagaries
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noun,
an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance:
- detailer
-
noun,
a manufacturer's representative who calls on customers to supply information on products and visits stores to monitor sales and replenish stock.
- dataries
-
noun,
the office of the Curia Romana that investigates candidates for papal benefices.
- algerita
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noun,
agarita.
- dealates
-
noun,
a dealate insect.
- treadles
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noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- delative
-
noun,
the delative case.
- traveled
-
noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- delivers
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adjective,
Archaic. agile; quick.
- Delsarte
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noun,
François [fran-swah;; French frahn-swa] /frænˈswɑ;; French frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1811–71, French musician and teacher.
- veligers
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noun,
a larval stage of certain mollusks, intermediate between the trochophore and the adult form.
- tear-gas
-
noun,
a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.
- derivate
-
noun, adjective,
derivative.
- Teasdale
-
noun,
Sara, 1884–1933, U.S. poet.
- agrestal
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adjective,
of or relating to plants growing wild in fields and uncultivated areas.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- gradates
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verb (used with object),
to cause to gradate.
- virgates
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noun,
an early English measure of land of varying extent, usually considered equivalent to a quarter of a hide, or about 30 acres (12 hectares).
- gravitas
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noun,
seriousness or sobriety, as of conduct or speech.
- stealage
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noun,
the act of stealing.
- gladiate
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adjective,
having the shape of a sword; sword-shaped.
- elatives
-
noun,
an elative case.
- eradiate
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verb (used with or without object),
to radiate.
- elaterid
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noun,
any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.
- sidereal
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adjective,
determined by or from the stars:
- stravage
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verb (used without object),
Scot., Irish, and North England. to wander aimlessly.
- ergative
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noun,
the ergative case.
- Griselda
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noun,
a woman of exemplary meekness and patience.
- silvered
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- aestival
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adjective,
estival.
- gravidas
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noun,
a woman's status regarding pregnancy; usually followed by a roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
- egalites
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noun,
equality.
- glister
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noun,
glitter; sparkle.
- Lavater
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noun,
Johann Kaspar [yoh-hahn kahs-pahr] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkɑs pɑr/ (Show IPA), 1741–1801, Swiss poet, theologian, and physiognomist.
- dearies
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noun,
darling.
- glaires
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- ledgers
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noun,
Bookkeeping. an account book of final entry, in which business transactions are recorded.
- treadle
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noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- dartles
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verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- leaders
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noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- lavages
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noun,
a washing.
- dealers
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noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- lavaret
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noun,
a whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus, found in the lakes of central Europe.
- gliders
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noun,
a motorless, heavier-than-air aircraft for gliding from a higher to a lower level by the action of gravity or from a lower to a higher level by the action of air currents.
- datives
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noun,
the dative case.
- triages
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- dealate
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noun,
a dealate insect.
- aviates
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verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- rivages
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noun,
a bank, shore, or coast.
- selvage
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noun,
the edge of woven fabric finished so as to prevent raveling, often in a narrow tape effect, different from the body of the fabric.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- leviers
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noun,
a person who levies.
- geladas
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noun,
a large baboonlike cliff-dwelling monkey, Theropithecus gelada, native to mountains of Ethiopia, having a brown coat and, in the male, a luxuriant mane: an endangered species.
- Sievert
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noun,
the standard unit in the International System of Units (SI) of dose equivalent having the same biological effect as one joule of x-rays per kilogram of recipient mass (or one gray):
Abbreviation: Sv.
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- gearset
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noun,
a combination of gears that mesh to provide a particular gear ratio.
- gilders
-
noun,
a person or thing that gilds.
- Artigas
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noun,
José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
- varlets
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- gavials
-
noun,
a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated, garlike jaws: an endangered species.
- girdles
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noun,
a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- stadial
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noun,
stade.
- galerie
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noun,
gallery (def 8).
- galeate
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adjective,
having a galea.
- legates
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noun,
an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- several
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noun,
several persons or things; a few; some.
- variate
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noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- astride
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preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- Stagira
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noun,
an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- travels
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- average
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noun,
a quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean:
- laterad
-
adverb,
toward the side.
- servile
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adjective,
slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning:
- delates
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verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- 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.
- elegist
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noun,
the author of an elegy.
- revisal
-
noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- elative
-
noun,
an elative case.
- elaters
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- diverge
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verb (used with object),
to deflect or turn aside.
- diverse
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adjective,
of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike:
- diverts
-
verb (used with object),
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- tardive
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adjective,
appearing or tending to appear late, as in human development or in the treatment of a disease.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- dragees
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noun,
a sugarcoated nut or candy.
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- salvage
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noun,
the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
- drivage
-
noun,
a horizontal or inclined heading or roadway in the process of construction.
- drivels
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noun,
saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- gristle
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noun,
cartilage, especially in meats.
- telegas
-
noun,
a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- Sedalia
-
noun,
a city in central Missouri.
- eaglets
-
noun,
a young eagle.
- egalite
-
noun,
equality.
- ideates
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noun,
ideatum.
- laagers
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noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- elegits
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noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- Servite
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noun,
a member of an order of mendicant friars, founded in Florence in 1233, engaged in fostering devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- deviate
-
noun,
a person or thing that departs from the accepted norm or standard.
- estrade
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noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- deliver
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adjective,
Archaic. agile; quick.
- estival
-
adjective,
pertaining or appropriate to summer.
- grivets
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noun,
a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities.
- Stiegel
-
noun,
Henry William, 1729–85, German iron and glass manufacturer in America.
- gradate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to gradate.
- derails
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- travail
-
noun,
painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
- Sverige
-
noun,
Swedish name of Sweden.
- details
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- lariats
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- ergates
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- greaves
-
noun,
crackling (def 3).
- devisal
-
noun,
the act of devising; contrivance.
- dialers
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- Gratiae
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plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- gravels
-
noun,
small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
- diaster
-
noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- gravida
-
noun,
a woman's status regarding pregnancy; usually followed by a roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
- diester
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noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- dilates
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- gravies
-
noun,
the fat and juices that drip from cooking meat, often thickened, seasoned, flavored, etc., and used as a sauce for meat, potatoes, rice, etc.
- Laertes
-
noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- leviter
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) lightly.
- dravite
-
noun,
a brown variety of magnesium tourmaline.
- Gervais
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) an unsalted French cream cheese made from whole milk and cream.
- Algiers
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- veritas
-
noun,
truth.
- regales
-
noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- vestige
-
noun,
a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence:
- advisee
-
noun,
one of a group of students assigned to a faculty adviser for help in selection of a course of studies.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- regalia
-
plural noun,
the ensigns or emblems of royalty, as the crown or scepter.
- veriest
-
adverb,
in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
- Aleardi
-
noun,
Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- verglas
-
noun,
glaze (def 17).
- virgate
-
noun,
an early English measure of land of varying extent, usually considered equivalent to a quarter of a hide, or about 30 acres (12 hectares).
- adverts
-
noun,
advertisement.
- railage
-
noun,
an amount charged for transporting goods by rail.
- vistaed
-
adjective,
possessing or forming a vista or vistas.
- adverse
-
adjective,
unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect:
- relates
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- related
-
adjective,
associated; connected.
- ravages
-
noun,
havoc; ruinous damage:
- aerates
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- veliger
-
noun,
a larval stage of certain mollusks, intermediate between the trochophore and the adult form.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- restive
-
adjective,
impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- re-laid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- reveals
-
noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- reglets
-
noun,
Architecture.
a groove for guiding or holding a panel, window sash, etc.
a narrow, flat molding; fillet.
- ligates
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- vegetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of plants or vegetables.
- adviser
-
noun,
one who gives advice.
- Algeria
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Capital: Algiers.
- Reigate
-
noun,
a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
- Algarve
-
noun,
a coastal region of S Portugal. 1958 sq. mi. (5070 sq. km).
- radials
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- Aegates
-
noun,
ancient name of Egadi.
- radiate
-
adjective,
radiating from a center.
- redlegs
-
noun,
a member of a secret organization, formed in Kansas in 1862, that engaged in guerrilla activities during the Civil War.
- velaria
-
noun,
an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- aediles
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- verites
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- argasid
-
noun,
any of the numerous ticks of the family Argasidae, comprising the soft ticks.
- agalite
-
noun,
a fibrous variety of talc.
- alegars
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- algesia
-
noun,
sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.
- airdate
-
noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- reviles
-
verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- egrets
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- Egesta
-
noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- greets
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- greeds
-
noun,
excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- elated
-
adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Agadir
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Morocco: destroyed by earthquake in 1960; new town rebuilt S of original site.
- grides
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- grilse
-
noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- grivet
-
noun,
a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities.
- edgers
-
noun,
a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Seidel
-
noun,
a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
- Grieve
-
verb (used with object),
to distress mentally; cause to feel grief or sorrow:
- ediles
-
noun,
aedile.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- Tarvia
-
- sedile
-
noun,
one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- relive
-
verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- dragee
-
noun,
a sugarcoated nut or candy.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- vestal
-
noun,
vestal virgin.
- tiered
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- divest
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of clothing, ornament, etc.:
- aglare
-
adjective, adverb,
glaring; blazing:
- divert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- aglets
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- divers
-
noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- salted
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- agreed
-
adjective,
arranged or set by common consent:
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- Laager
-
noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Saliva
-
noun,
a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- distr.
-
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- vested
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- salver
-
noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- idlers
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- savate
-
noun,
a sport resembling boxing but permitting blows to be delivered with the feet as well as the hands.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- eaglet
-
noun,
a young eagle.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- Seaver
-
noun,
(George) Thomas ("Tom"; "Tom Terrific") born 1944, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- teleg.
-
- telega
-
noun,
a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.
- agates
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- dvaita
-
noun,
any of the pluralistic schools of philosophy.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Savage
-
noun,
an uncivilized human being.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- tergal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- drives
-
- drivel
-
noun,
saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- Gardas
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- staged
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- sevier
-
noun,
John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- visard
-
noun,
vizard.
- visage
-
noun,
the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
- Galati
-
noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 252,884.
- glades
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- gaited
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gaslit
-
noun,
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
- stalag
-
noun,
a World War II German military camp housing prisoners of war of enlisted ranks.
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- starve
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- Gadite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Gad.
- glaive
-
noun,
a sword or broadsword.
- glares
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Glaser
-
noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- virgas
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- evites
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- stadia
-
noun,
a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- everts
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- sleave
-
noun,
anything matted or raveled.
- Gerald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “spear” and “rule.”.
- Silver
-
noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- regale
-
noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- gelada
-
noun,
a large baboonlike cliff-dwelling monkey, Theropithecus gelada, native to mountains of Ethiopia, having a brown coat and, in the male, a luxuriant mane: an endangered species.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- Geisel
-
noun,
Theodor Seuss [soos] /sus/ (Show IPA), ("Dr. Seuss") 1904–91, U.S. humorist, illustrator, and author of children's books.
- slaver
-
noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- Redleg
-
noun,
a member of a secret organization, formed in Kansas in 1862, that engaged in guerrilla activities during the Civil War.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- gastr-
-
- Gildas
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- sledge
-
noun,
a vehicle of various forms, mounted on runners and often drawn by draft animals, used for traveling or for conveying loads over snow, ice, rough ground, etc.
- Gilder
-
noun,
a person or thing that gilds.
- slider
-
noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- vitals
-
plural noun,
those bodily organs that are essential to life, as the brain, heart, liver, lungs, and stomach.
- gavial
-
noun,
a large crocodilian, Gavialis gangeticus, of India and Pakistan, having elongated, garlike jaws: an endangered species.
- gavels
-
noun,
a small mallet used by the presiding officer of a meeting, a judge, etc., usually to signal for attention or order.
- Gilead
-
noun,
a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
- sliver
-
noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- girdle
-
noun,
a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- gleeds
-
noun,
a glowing coal.
- gleets
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- elides
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- elvers
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- gravel
-
noun,
small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand.
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- advise
-
verb (used with object),
to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following:
- Graves
-
noun,
a wine-growing district in Gironde department, in SW France.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- gravid
-
adjective,
pregnant1 (def 1).
- ravage
-
noun,
havoc; ruinous damage:
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- grease
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- Greats
-
- greave
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the leg between the knee and the ankle, usually composed of front and back pieces.
- verset
-
noun,
Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.
- elegit
-
noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- serval
-
noun,
a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- eldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- elders
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- glider
-
noun,
a motorless, heavier-than-air aircraft for gliding from a higher to a lower level by the action of gravity or from a lower to a higher level by the action of air currents.
- grades
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- Evarts
-
noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- evades
-
verb (used with object),
to escape from by trickery or cleverness:
Synonyms: avoid, dodge.
Antonyms: face, confront.
- adages
-
noun,
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
- glides
-
noun,
a gliding movement, as in dancing.
- Gliere
-
noun,
Reinhold Moritzovich [rahyn-hawlt maw-ryi-tsuh-vyich] /ˈraɪn hɔlt ˈmɔ ryɪ tsə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, Russian composer.
- Stevia
-
noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- reglet
-
noun,
Architecture.
a groove for guiding or holding a panel, window sash, etc.
a narrow, flat molding; fillet.
- stiver
-
noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- ravels
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- advert
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ervils
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Strega
-
- Graeae
-
plural noun,
three old sea goddesses who had but one eye and one tooth among them and were the protectors of their sisters the Gorgons.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- strive
-
verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- svelte
-
adjective,
slender, especially gracefully slender in figure; lithe.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- grails
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- ergate
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- radial
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- Argive
-
noun,
a native of Argos.
- versed
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- Ledger
-
noun,
Bookkeeping. an account book of final entry, in which business transactions are recorded.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- rivage
-
noun,
a bank, shore, or coast.
- leaved
-
adjective,
having leaves; leafed.
- leaves
-
noun,
plural of leaf.
- Leavis
-
noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- dalasi
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
- vagile
-
adjective,
endowed with or having freedom of movement.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- ledges
-
noun,
a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray.
- Valais
-
noun,
a canton in SW Switzerland. 2021 sq. mi. (5235 sq. km). Capital: Sion.
- reveal
-
noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- aviate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- legate
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- Valera
-
noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- Avesta
-
noun,
a collection of sacred Zoroastrian writings, including the Gathas.
- averts
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- averse
-
adjective,
having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed:
- leader
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- velars
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Travis
-
noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- alegar
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Latvia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of Estonia, an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,395 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Capital: Riga.
- lavage
-
noun,
a washing.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- livers
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- rivets
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- dealer
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- lavers
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- davits
-
noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- Davies
-
noun,
Arthur Bowen [boh-uh n] /ˈboʊ ən/ (Show IPA), 1862–1928, U.S. painter.
- rivals
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- veiled
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- velate
-
adjective,
Biology. having a velum.
- argali
-
noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- ligate
-
verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- varlet
-
noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- levies
-
noun,
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- lieges
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- argals
-
noun,
argol.
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Vasari
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
- Levite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Levi.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- liards
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- lidars
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- Veadar
-
noun,
an intercalary month of the Jewish calendar.
- revise
-
noun,
an act of revising.
- Asgard
-
noun,
the home of the Aesir and location of Valhalla and the palaces of the individual gods: connected with the earth by the rainbow bridge, Bifrost.
- revile
-
verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- legers
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- legist
-
noun,
an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- avails
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- legits
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- revels
-
noun,
Hiram Rhoades [rohdz] /roʊdz/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first black senator 1870–71.
- revest
-
verb (used with object),
to vest (a person) again, as with ownership or office; reinvest; reinstate.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- varied
-
adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified:
- Varese
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Milan.
- Vargas
-
noun,
Getulio Dornelles [Portuguese zhi-too-lyoo doo r-ne-lis] /Portuguese ʒɪˈtu lyʊ dʊərˈnɛ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1883–1954, Brazilian statesman.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- levade
-
noun,
a movement in which the horse first lowers its body on increasingly bent hocks, then sits on its hind hooves while keeping its forelegs raised and drawn in.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- levier
-
noun,
a person who levies.
- revets
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- Alvira
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- delate
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- dative
-
noun,
the dative case.
- Salvia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Salvia, comprising the sages, having opposite leaves and whorled flowers.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- devest
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to divest.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- Digest
-
noun,
a collection or compendium, usually of literary, historical, legal, or scientific matter, especially when classified or condensed.
- deriv.
-
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Vergil
-
noun,
(Publius Vergilius Maro) 70–19 b.c, Roman poet: author of The Aeneid.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- derive
-
verb (used with object),
to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- larvae
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- Diesel
-
noun,
diesel engine.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- verite
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- verges
-
noun,
the edge, rim, or margin of something:
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- Devers
-
noun,
Gail, born 1966, U.S. track athlete.
- versal
-
adjective,
universal or whole.
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- devise
-
noun,
Law.
the act of disposing of property, especially real property, by will.
a will or clause in a will disposing of property, especially real property.
the property so disposed of.
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- travel
-
noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- larvas
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- salade
-
noun,
sallet.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- livres
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- lagers
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- alders
-
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- Ital.
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- gleet
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- glees
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- glade
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- glads
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- gleed
-
noun,
a glowing coal.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- revet
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- seti-
-
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- ridge
-
noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- glave
-
noun,
glaive.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- sever
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- gilds
-
noun,
guild.
- salad
-
noun,
a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- Gilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- girds
-
noun,
a gibe.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- relig
-
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saiva
-
noun,
Shaiva.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- gilts
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- sieve
-
noun,
an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- glide
-
noun,
a gliding movement, as in dancing.
- IATSE
-
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- gride
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- lavas
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- retd.
-
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- lived
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- greed
-
noun,
excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Saadi
-
noun,
(Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- grads
-
noun,
a graduate.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- Leger
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- Saida
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- leges
-
noun,
plural of lex.
- Legis
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- Regt.
-
- serve
-
noun,
the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
- lease
-
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.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- elves
-
noun,
plural of elf.
- grave
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- ledge
-
noun,
a relatively narrow, projecting part, as a horizontal, shelflike projection on a wall or a raised edge on a tray.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- regle
-
noun,
a groove or channel for guiding a sliding door.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- davit
-
noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trig.
-
- darts
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Davie
-
noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- Davis
-
noun,
Alexander Jackson, 1803–92, U.S. architect.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deave
-
verb (used with object),
to make deaf; deafen.
- treas
-
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- valid
-
adjective,
sound; just; well-founded:
- astr.
-
- vari-
-
- varas
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- ative
-
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Avars
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- vagal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a vagus nerve.
- avast
-
verb (imperative),
(used as a command to stop or cease):
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- avers
-
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- avgas
-
noun,
gasoline for use in piston-engined aircraft.
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Degas
-
noun,
Hilaire Germain Edgar [ee-ler zher-man ed-gar] /iˈlɛr ʒɛrˈmɛ̃ ɛdˈgar/ (Show IPA), 1834–1917, French impressionist painter.
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- divas
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- 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.
- dist.
-
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- 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.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- dirge
-
noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- Diver
-
noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- Dives
-
noun,
the rich man of the parable in Luke 16:19–31.
- 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.
- drags
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Drava
-
noun,
a river in S central Europe, flowing E and SE from the Alps in S Austria, through NE Slovenia, along a part of the border between Hungary and Croatia into the Danube in Croatia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- Devil
-
noun,
Theology.
(sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan.
a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- delve
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to dig; excavate.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- devel
-
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- diag.
-
- dial.
-
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- sedge
-
noun,
any rushlike or grasslike plant of the genus Carex, growing in wet places.
Compare sedge family.
- Agave
-
noun,
any of numerous American plants belonging to the genus Agave, of the agave family, species of which are cultivated for economic or ornamental purposes: A. arizonica, of central Arizona, is an endangered species.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Vidar
-
noun,
a son of Odin, who will survive Ragnarok after killing Fenrir.
- Vidal
-
noun,
(Eugene Luther) Gore, 1925–2012, U.S. novelist, essayist, and playwright.
- Agade
-
noun,
Akkad (def 2).
- agars
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- veter
-
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- aeri-
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- verse
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- 30-30
-
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- adage
-
noun,
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
- virga
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- advt.
-
- vigas
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- alti-
-
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- vegas
-
noun,
Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.
- veers
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Vedas
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- veals
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Verge
-
noun,
the edge, rim, or margin of something:
- Verdi
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1813–1901, Italian composer.
- Verde
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in Senegal, near Dakar: the westernmost point of Africa.
- Alas.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Aldas
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- velds
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- algae
-
plural noun,
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
- Alta.
-
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- algia
-
- algid
-
adjective,
cold; chilly.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Drave
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- devas
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- galas
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- galea
-
noun,
Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- egads
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- Garda
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- stge.
-
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- Evers
-
noun,
(James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Steel
-
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.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- evase
-
adjective,
widened at the top, as a vase or chimney flue.
- evade
-
verb (used with object),
to escape from by trickery or cleverness:
Synonyms: avoid, dodge.
Antonyms: face, confront.
- ster.
-
- Steve
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Steven or Stephen.
- 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.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Srta.
-
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- edit.
-
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- gelts
-
noun,
money.
- tera-
-
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- tele-
-
- 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.
- gelid
-
adjective,
very cold; icy.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- gelds
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- tears
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- gavel
-
noun,
a small mallet used by the presiding officer of a meeting, a judge, etc., usually to signal for attention or order.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- edges
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- edger
-
noun,
a person who puts an edge, especially a finishing edge, on a garment, surface, lens, etc.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- dregs
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- Gavle
-
noun,
a seaport in E Sweden.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- vel.
-
- stg.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Reg.
-
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- regd
-
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- VLSI
-
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Rev.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Vlad
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vladimir.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Virg
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- vet.
-
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- sgd.
-
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- vide
-
verb,
see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
- rel.
-
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- viga
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Sig.
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Ste.
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- sld.
-
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- vers
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- vil.
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- 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.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- trav
-
- 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.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- TDRS
-
- std.
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- ter.
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Sava
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- 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.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- 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.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- vas-
-
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Vat.
-
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Veda
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- str.
-
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- stlg
-
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- Vega
-
noun,
Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rit.
-
- trid
-
- riv.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- vaad
-
noun,
a Jewish council offering advice on or having authority over certain community affairs.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- var.
-
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- val.
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- serv
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 1080
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- geld
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- gids
-
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gild
-
noun,
guild.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- geds
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Dave
-
noun,
a male given name, form of David.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- dat.
-
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gave
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- gds.
-
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- 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).
- 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.
- ates
-
- IAEA
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- IATA
-
- idae
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- asgd
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- ile-
-
- gtd.
-
- Ave.
-
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- dags
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- give
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- avid
-
adjective,
showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic.
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- Glad
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- avg.
-
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- gras
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- gres
-
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- galv
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- dis-
-
- ELAS
-
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elev
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- dir.
-
- 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:
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- 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.
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- div.
-
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Edge
-
noun,
a line or border at which a surface terminates:
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- dlr.
-
- dive
-
noun,
an act or instance of diving.
- diva
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- EDTA
-
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- digs
-
noun,
thrust; poke:
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- deg.
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- gads
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gal.
-
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- dig.
-
- devs
-
noun,
a software developer:
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- ergs
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- 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.
- dia-
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Devi
-
noun,
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
- est.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Deva
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Esd.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- der.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Ire.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leg.
-
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lev.
-
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- aet.
-
- 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.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- agst
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- 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.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- art.
-
- agr.
-
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- agit
-
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- lea.
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- aer-
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- 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:
- LitD
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- adv.
-
- 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:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- rad.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ltd.
-
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- AAEE
-
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Ald.
-
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- 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.
- Alg.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Arg.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- alt.
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- ARIS
-
- Ala.
-
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- ASV
-
- Ar.
-
- DIL
-
- av.
-
- 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.
- Aar
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- al.
-
- ASR
-
- ard
-
- ast
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- AAE
-
- Dr.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Vt.
-
- DST
-
- DSR
-
- DSA
-
- DRG
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Vte
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- TGV
-
- TIA
-
- ARS
-
- ASI
-
- DRE
-
- VLA
-
- ad-
-
- TID
-
- ag-
-
- ase
-
- VDT
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- DLS
-
- AIA
-
- at.
-
- 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.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- VGA
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DAE
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- Ver
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DAV
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- Agt
-
- vs.
-
- DAR
-
- Va.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ATA
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- Eg.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- veg
-
noun,
a vegetable.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- 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.
- ATV
-
- a-v
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- tlr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Avi
-
- di.
-
- TVA
-
- ae.
-
- Dev
-
noun,
a software developer:
- AEA
-
- DET
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DVS
-
- ERV
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- ISV
-
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- se-
-
- ite
-
- SAR
-
- ITV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- La.
-
- LDS
-
- LSD
-
- Lt.
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- SDR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Ia.
-
- Gld
-
- Gr.
-
- gre
-
- GSA
-
- GSR
-
- gt.
-
- GTS
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- id.
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ir.
-
- ial
-
- IAS
-
- 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).
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- ide
-
- 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.
- SED
-
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- Rd.
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ltr
-
- lv.
-
- Re.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RDA
-
- RDS
-
- REA
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- lg.
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- RSE
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- SAA
-
- sd.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSV
-
- RSA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rs.
-
- RLD
-
- Ld.
-
- Ldg
-
- 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.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- gl.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- EIS
-
- ESL
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- STV
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- STL
-
- ESR
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- STI
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- ETV
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- eir
-
- SVR
-
- ed.
-
- Ga.
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- TAL
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EEG
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- EDT
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- tea
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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.
- Ede
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noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- teg
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noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- evg
-
- GAR
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noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- get
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noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- EAA
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- Gel
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- ea.
-
- Ges
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- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ETD
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SLE
-
- GeV
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Sgt
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- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- SLA
-
- Ged
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noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- St.
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- GDR
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- Sta
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- Gat
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noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- Sr.
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- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- gi.
-
- SLR
-
- ead
-
- Gde
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- ee
-
- RI
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- rg
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- VL
-
- A.
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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.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- LR
-
- 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.
- EV
-
- R.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- D.
-
- DG
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- VG
-
- gv
-
- GD
-
- IG
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- V.
-
- VD
-
- VI
-
- G.
-
- VR
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- EI
-
- i.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- dl
-
- DV
-
- 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.
- L.
-
- le
-
- TG
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TL
-
- TD
-
- RV
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SG
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SL
-
- t.
-
- 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.
- SV
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).