Anagrams of essential
Word essential has
555 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of essential.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- salients
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- enlists
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- teasels
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- lisente
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noun,
plural of sente.
- nestles
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verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- sensate
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adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- silents
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- telesis
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noun,
deliberate, purposeful utilization of the processes of nature and society to obtain particular goals.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- sateens
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- silanes
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- tensile
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adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- seniles
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noun,
a senile person.
- listens
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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:
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- ensiles
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- enisles
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- 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.
- tinsels
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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.
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- seines
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noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- selen-
-
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- easels
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noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- leases
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noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- tenias
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noun,
taenia.
- enisle
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- tensas
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noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- tenses
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noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- sleets
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noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- 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.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- Elissa
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noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- elites
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- slants
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noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- satins
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Santee
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- slates
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Nessie
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noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- teases
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noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- alines
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Stalin
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noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Aletes
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noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- teasel
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- steels
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noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- aneles
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- steals
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- aisles
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noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- Neisse
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noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- tisane
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- nestle
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verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- 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:
- tassel
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noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- steles
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noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- teslas
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- assent
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noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- lessen
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verb (used with object),
to make less; reduce.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Tessin
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noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- anises
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- Ital.
-
- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- satin
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Taine
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noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- sasin
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noun,
blackbuck.
- sanit
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- sates
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noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- tains
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noun,
a thin tin plate.
- inst.
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- Tanis
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noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Sans.
-
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- slant
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noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- tails
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noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stale
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- nests
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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.
- lints
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- stela
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noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- lists
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noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- litas
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- 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.
- steal
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Neils
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nails
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noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Stans
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- nates
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noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natl.
-
- Niles
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noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sanes
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noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- salts
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noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- taels
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noun,
liang.
- lases
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verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- sties
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noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- leets
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noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Saint
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- stile
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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.
- lenis
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noun,
a lenis consonant.
- sails
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noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- lease
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noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- Estes
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noun,
a male given name.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- asst.
-
- ante-
-
- antes
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noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antis
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noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- sials
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noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- asset
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noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- assn.
-
- Tesla
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noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- sleet
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noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- seti-
-
- snits
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noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- easel
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noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- eases
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noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- sents
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noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- easts
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noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- eaten
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Silas
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noun,
a male given name.
- anis-
-
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Alene
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 30-30
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- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- tines
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- 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.
- SISAL
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noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- sines
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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.
- anils
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noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- alien
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noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Aline
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noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alist
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adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- alti-
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- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- tiles
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noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Essen
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noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- seats
-
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.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- IATSE
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- seals
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noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- teals
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noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- snail
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noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- tele-
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- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- 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.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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.
- 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.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- 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.
- SASE
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- NTIA
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 1080
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ESIS
-
- ELAS
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- ten.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- 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.
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ins.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- intl
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- aet.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- asis
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- 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.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- int.
-
- inae
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- 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.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
- lin.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- 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).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Ste.
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- isls
-
- ISSN
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lea.
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lat.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ss.
-
- STL
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- St.
-
- 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.
- SST
-
- SLE
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SSI
-
- SSA
-
- SSE
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- STI
-
- SSN
-
- Sta
-
- TAL
-
- TSS
-
- SLA
-
- IAS
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ETS
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- il-
-
- EIS
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- La.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- al.
-
- an.
-
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ite
-
- Isl
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- LSS
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- se-
-
- Lt.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NES
-
- 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:
- NIA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- LSI
-
- NSA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- 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.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SL
-
- TN
-
- TL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SN
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SA
-
- t.
-
- L.
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- 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.
- le
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- T1
-
- i.
-
- S.
-
- ln
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NL
-
- N.
-