Anagrams of elocutions
Word elocutions has
826 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of elocutions.
- consolute
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adjective,
(of two liquids) mutually soluble in all proportions.
- locutions
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noun,
a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- elocution
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noun,
a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public:
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- locution
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noun,
a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
- cutlines
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- oilstone
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noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- solution
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noun,
the act of solving a problem, question, etc.:
- eclosion
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noun,
the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- outlines
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- linocuts
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- Colonies
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noun,
a group of people who leave their native country to form in a new land a settlement subject to, or connected with, the parent nation.
- colonist
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noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- noctules
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- closeout
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noun,
a sale on all goods in liquidating a business.
- tunicles
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- elusion
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noun,
the act of eluding; evasion.
- ostiole
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noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- unclose
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verb (used with or without object),
to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- oolites
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noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- console
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noun,
Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- consult
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noun,
a consultation.
- outsole
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noun,
the outer sole of a shoe.
- linocut
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- clootie
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- esculin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
- scolion
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noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- citoles
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noun,
cittern.
- uncoils
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- counsel
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noun,
advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
- incluse
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noun,
recluse (def 2).
- utensil
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noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- noctule
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- sociol.
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- nucleo-
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- Ionesco
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noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- unloose
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or relax (the grasp, hold, fingers, etc.).
- colonus
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noun,
a serf in the latter period of the Roman Empire or in the early feudal period.
- ocelots
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noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- lotions
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noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- oculist
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noun,
ophthalmologist.
- isotone
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- soliton
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- luteins
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- cutline
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- 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.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- coontie
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noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- tunicle
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- solute
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noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- icono-
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- lucent
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adjective,
shining.
- ensoul
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verb (used with object),
to endow with a soul.
- steno-
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- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- Cousin
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noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- coutil
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noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- cteno-
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- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- cueist
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noun,
a billiard player.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- culets
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- tinsel
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- stolen
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- cut-in
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noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- telson
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- elints
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- sunlit
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adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- stolon
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noun,
Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
- incult
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adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- scoto-
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- solion
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noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- luteo-
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- loosen
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verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- oolite
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noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- lotion
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noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- louies
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noun,
looie.
- Louise
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noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- Lucite
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- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- lunies
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noun,
a lunatic.
- lutein
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noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- lutose
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adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- looies
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noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- oleins
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noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oculo-
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- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- ocelot
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noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- nuclei
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noun,
plural of nucleus.
- nocti-
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- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- osteo-
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- Solent
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noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- insoul
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verb (used with object),
ensoul.
- insult
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noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- socio-
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- Iseult
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noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- sluice
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noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- otiose
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adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- leuco-
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- Leucon
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noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- sclent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Lieut.
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- Scioto
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noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- ounces
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- locust
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noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- counts
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Nostoc
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noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- Coleus
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noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Toulon
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noun,
a seaport in SE France: naval base.
- cootie
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noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- tousle
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noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- colent
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- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- tonsil
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noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- Colton
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- closet
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- uncool
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adjective,
not self-assured or relaxed:
- Cloots
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noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- contos
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- coolie
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noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- clonus
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noun,
a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
- colins
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- clones
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- UNESCO
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noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- centi-
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- Tucson
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noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- clouts
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noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- clino-
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- coeno-
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- Cletus
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noun,
Anacletus.
- coulis
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noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- toluic
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adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- costo-
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- citole
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noun,
cittern.
- consol
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noun,
singular of consols.
- colous
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- uncoil
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- consul
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noun,
an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- celto-
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- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- ounce
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noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- cline
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- locos
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noun,
locoweed.
- UNCIO
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- locus
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noun,
a place; locality.
- Clint
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- oste-
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- ulent
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- clone
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- outen
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verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- ousel
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noun,
ouzel.
- Count
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noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Linus
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- tunic
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noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- coel-
-
- tules
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noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- seti-
-
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Seoul
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noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- lenos
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noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- lento
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adverb,
slowly.
- tunes
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noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- sect.
-
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- scute
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noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Scout
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noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- lints
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Scot.
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- leuc-
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- clout
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noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- clots
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noun,
a mass or lump.
- scoot
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noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- licet
-
- Scone
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Close
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noun,
the act of closing.
- TUNIS
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- scion
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noun,
a descendant.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- Linos
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noun,
linoleum.
- scent
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- loons
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noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- unset
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adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- OIcel
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- oecus
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noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- cents
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noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- neut.
-
- ocul-
-
- octo-
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- CENTO
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- celts
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noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- nuci-
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Notus
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- noct-
-
- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- until
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conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- noto-
-
- noels
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noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- 30-30
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- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noils
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nolos
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noun,
nolo contendere.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oleo-
-
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- onto-
-
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- onco-
-
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- cine-
-
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Unit.
-
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- lect.
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Const
-
- encl.
-
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- ento-
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- cont.
-
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Cons.
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- noso-
-
- icons
-
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tious
-
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- 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.
- tono-
-
- ecol.
-
- econ.
-
- teno-
-
- ecto-
-
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telo-
-
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Icel.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inst.
-
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- sito-
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- insol
-
- Colo.
-
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Sino-
-
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- ileo-
-
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- incl.
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- ulto
-
- Oct.
-
- Tues
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- sec.
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ole-
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- not-
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- USTC
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tion
-
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- SLIC
-
- ten.
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- out-
-
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Ste.
-
- soln
-
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Soni
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- oto-
-
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tel-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- uni-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Sol.
-
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Ont.
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- 1080
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- lin.
-
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- 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:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Col.
-
- Ens.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enl.
-
- ile-
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Inc.
-
- eous
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- eso-
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- est.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- enc.
-
- nos-
-
- cts.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cule
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- itol
-
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- iso-
-
- eco-
-
- ins.
-
- ect-
-
- ious
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- neo-
-
- cen.
-
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- NCTE
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cels
-
- cis-
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- cet-
-
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Ceto
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- UNO
-
- en-
-
- uns
-
- tue
-
- cl.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- uti
-
- ESL
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Esc
-
- Co.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ct.
-
- UTC
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- cs.
-
- USO
-
- USN
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- USC
-
- EIS
-
- TLC
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- unc
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ult
-
- Clo
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- UIT
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- STL
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- CLU
-
- CNO
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- CNS
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- Tu.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CLI
-
- CEO
-
- Une
-
- ec-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- eo-
-
- CIE
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cle
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tlo
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CST
-
- CSO
-
- ESU
-
- ine
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- OTS
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- oon
-
- OOT
-
- ose
-
- OSO
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- LON
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- LSC
-
- LOC
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- So.
-
- sc.
-
- STI
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Les
-
- se-
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- ons
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NUL
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Oc.
-
- OTC
-
- OCS
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NES
-
- LSI
-
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- NEC
-
- ne-
-
- OIt
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- LST
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ist
-
- SLE
-
- ite
-
- IOC
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ITC
-
- ics
-
- ITU
-
- Isl
-
- IUS
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- IOU
-
- io-
-
- IOT
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ILO
-
- ETS
-
- LCT
-
- ETO
-
- LCI
-
- St.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Lt.
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- eu-
-
- in.
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SNU
-
- ILS
-
- il-
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TC
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SU
-
- O.
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- CE
-
- ol
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NI
-
- L.
-
- le
-
- CU
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- TN
-
- TL
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SL
-
- S.
-
- LC
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SN
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- U.
-
- UC
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- N.
-
- NC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.