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- slide-action
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adjective,
(of a rifle or shotgun) having a lever that when slid back and forth ejects the empty case and cocks and reloads the piece.
- residentiary
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- Cetorhinidae
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- adolescently
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- hairychested
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- tredecillion
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- Holotrichida
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- inter-Allied
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adjective,
between or among allied nations, especially the Allies of World War I.
- dorsocentral
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- holosiderite
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- reichsthaler
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noun,
a silver thaler of Germany, originally issued in 1566; rix-dollar.
- Loir-et-Cher
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noun,
a department in central France. 2479 sq. mi. (6420 sq. km). Capital: Blois.
- silicoethane
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- lectionaries
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noun,
a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
- aerodonetics
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- Hydrocorisae
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- isochronally
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- derelictions
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- thiochloride
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- iron-hearted
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adjective,
cruel; heartless; unfeeling.
- isotonically
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- iridescently
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- horse-collar
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noun,
(especially in baseball) a score of zero.
- aristolochin
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- hydrocorisan
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- interlacedly
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- allosyndetic
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- sheet-anchor
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noun,
Nautical. a large anchor used only in cases of emergency.
- heterochrony
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noun,
a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor.
- redirections
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- clearstoried
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- hydroselenic
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- siderotechny
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- hydrosilicon
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- dichotriaene
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- Chytridiales
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- lysolecithin
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- secretionary
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- Trionychidae
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- trochoidally
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- dysenterical
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- chlorinators
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- rhetoricians
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noun,
an expert in the art of rhetoric.
- rectilinear
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- cholesterol
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noun,
a sterol, C 27 H 46 O, that occurs in all animal tissues, especially in the brain, spinal cord, and adipose tissue, functioning chiefly as a protective agent in the skin and myelin sheaths of nerve cells, a detoxifier in the bloodstream, and as a precursor of many steroids: deposits of cholesterol form in certain pathological conditions, as gallstones and atherosclerotic plaques.
- rectilineal
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- decoloriser
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- re-creation
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noun,
the act of creating anew.
- hierarchies
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noun,
any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- orchiodynia
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- hysteroidal
-
- ritornellos
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noun,
an orchestral interlude between arias, scenes, or acts in 17th-century opera.
- Aeneolithic
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adjective,
Chalcolithic.
- aldosterone
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- orchestrion
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noun,
a mechanical musical instrument, resembling a barrel organ but more elaborate, for producing the effect of an orchestra.
- hierodeacon
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noun,
a monk who is also a deacon.
- declinatory
-
adjective,
expressing refusal; implying declination.
- correlation
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noun,
mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc.:
Synonyms: similarity, correspondence, matching; parallelism, equivalence; interdependence, interrelationship, interconnection.
- chandleries
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noun,
a storeroom for candles.
- recordation
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noun,
the act or process of recording:
- dislocation
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noun,
an act or instance of dislocating.
- trochilidae
-
- three-color
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adjective,
having or characterized by the use of three colors.
- interdorsal
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- heterolysin
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- Cordilleras
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noun,
a mountain system in W South America: the Andes and its component ranges.
- illoricated
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- Ichthyornis
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- ichthyodian
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- dialystelic
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- ill-starred
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adjective,
doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky:
- intraschool
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- redistiller
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- oscillatory
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adjective,
characterized by or involving oscillation.
- ethnarchies
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noun,
the government, office, or jurisdiction of an ethnarch.
- diarrhoetic
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- Ichthyoidea
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- ichthyoidal
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- deistically
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- artilleries
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noun,
mounted projectile-firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms.
- hydrorachis
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- Hydrocharis
-
- charioteers
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noun,
a chariot driver.
- rhetorician
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noun,
an expert in the art of rhetoric.
- rectiserial
-
- discoherent
-
- Leiotrichan
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- Leiotriches
-
- disinthrall
-
- trionychoid
-
- shareholder
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noun,
a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- corollaries
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noun,
Mathematics. a proposition that is incidentally proved in proving another proposition.
- clothesline
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noun,
a strong, narrow rope, cord, wire, etc., usually stretched between two poles, posts, or buildings, on which clean laundry is hung to dry.
- intercooler
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noun,
any device for cooling a fluid between successive heating processes, especially for cooling a gas between successive compressions.
- disenthrall
-
- oscillation
-
noun,
an act or instance of oscillating.
- coordinates
-
noun,
a person or thing of equal rank or importance; an equal.
- considerate
-
adjective,
showing kindly awareness or regard for another's feelings, circumstances, etc.:
- dry-cleanse
-
verb (used with object),
to dry-clean.
- isolecithal
-
adjective,
homolecithal.
- doctrinaire
-
noun,
a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist.
- directories
-
- selenitical
-
- irredential
-
- octahedrons
-
noun,
a solid figure having eight faces.
- residential
-
adjective,
of or relating to residence or to residences:
- directorial
-
adjective,
pertaining to a director or directorate.
- chrysoeriol
-
- chirothesia
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- trichloride
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- cholralosed
-
- chrysoidine
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- conirostral
-
adjective,
having a conical bill, as a finch.
- endosteally
-
- hell-raiser
-
noun,
a person who behaves in a rowdy, riotous manner, especially habitually.
- isocorydine
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- Christianly
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adverb,
in a Christian manner.
- horse-trade
-
noun,
a shrewdly conducted exchange, as of favors or objects, usually resulting from or accompanied by very close bargaining.
- theorically
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- rhinoceroid
-
- chytridiose
-
- northerlies
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noun,
a wind that blows from the north.
- directional
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- sternohyoid
-
- dereliction
-
noun,
deliberate or conscious neglect; negligence; delinquency:
- coinheritor
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- Stylonichia
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- crystalline
-
adjective,
of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- Chrysidella
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- crystalloid
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- consolidate
-
- holotrichal
-
- second-rate
-
adjective,
of lesser or minor quality, importance, or the like:
- stoneroller
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- Hellenistic
-
adjective,
pertaining to Hellenists.
- holohyaline
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- thiocyanide
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- credentials
-
noun,
Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form:
- isocyanide
-
noun,
a compound containing an isocyano group.
- shooldarry
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- hydrastine
-
- cold-store
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noun,
a refrigerated compartment or building for keeping foods, furs, etc., in cold storage.
- ice-island
-
noun,
a tabular iceberg in the arctic region.
- deliration
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noun,
mental derangement; raving; delirium.
- reconsider
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verb (used with object),
to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action:
- intrahyoid
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- allosteric
-
adjective,
pertaining to regulation of the rate of an enzymatic process.
- thearchies
-
noun,
the rule or government of God or of a god.
- corelation
-
noun,
correlation.
- hidey-hole
-
noun,
a nook or cranny used as a hiding place.
- enhydritic
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- recreation
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noun,
refreshment by means of some pastime, agreeable exercise, or the like.
- iodothyrin
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- iridescent
-
noun,
an iridescent cloth, material, or other substance:
- solenoidal
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- illiteracy
-
noun,
a lack of ability to read and write.
- allochthon
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noun,
a geological formation not formed in the region where found and moved to its present location by tectonic forces.
Compare autochthon (def 3).
- rhetorical
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adjective,
used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- escadrille
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noun,
a squadron or divisional unit of airplanes:
- coordinate
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noun,
a person or thing of equal rank or importance; an equal.
- delthyrial
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- corianders
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noun,
Also called cilantro, Chinese parsley. an herb, Coriandrum sativum, of the parsley family, native to Europe, having strong-scented leaves used in cooking and aromatic seeds used as a seasoning and in medicine.
- co-ordinal
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adjective,
belonging to the same order.
- delineator
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noun,
a person or thing that delineates.
- indilatory
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- ill-sorted
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adjective,
badly matched; poorly arranged.
- hereditary
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adjective,
passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes:
Compare congenital.
- celadonite
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noun,
a hydrous silicate of iron and potassium; an iron-rich soft mica.
- Rhynchosia
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- Cordeliers
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noun,
a Franciscan friar: so called from the knotted cord worn as a girdle.
- stone-lily
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- hair-shirt
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noun,
a garment of coarse haircloth, worn next to the skin as a penance by ascetics and penitents.
- Richardson
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noun,
Henry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
- decathlons
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noun,
an athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
- heresiarch
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noun,
a leader in heresy; the leader of a heretical sect.
- coral-tree
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noun,
any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Erythrina, of the legume family, having large clusters of pealike flowers.
- halloysite
-
noun,
a refractory clay mineral similar in composition to kaolinite.
- sticharion
-
noun,
a white tunic of silk or linen, corresponding to the alb, worn by deacons, priests, and bishops.
- Rentschler
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- decaliters
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noun,
dekaliter.
- handseller
-
- indelicate
-
adjective,
offensive to a sense of generally accepted propriety, modesty, or decency; improper, unrefined, or coarse:
- condylarth
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noun,
any of the primitive ungulate mammals of the extinct order Condylarthra, from the Paleocene and Eocene epochs, having a slender body, low-crowned teeth, and five-toed feet, each toe ending in a small hoof.
- heraldries
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noun,
the science of armorial bearings.
- restrained
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adjective,
characterized by restraint:
- hard-shell
-
noun,
hard-shell crab.
- harlotries
-
noun,
prostitution.
- slant-eyed
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adjective,
having eyes with epicanthic folds.
- deaconries
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noun,
the office of a deacon.
- headliners
-
noun,
a performer whose name appears most prominently in a program or advertisement or on a marquee; star.
- indiscrete
-
adjective,
not discrete; not divided into parts.
- antechoirs
-
noun,
an enclosed space in front of the choir of a church.
- hatcheries
-
noun,
a place for hatching eggs of hens, fish, etc., especially a large, commercial or government site where the young are hatched, cared for, and sold or distributed.
- resonatory
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- resorcinol
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noun,
a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 O 2 , a benzene derivative originally obtained from certain resins, now usually synthesized: used chiefly in making dyes, as a reagent, in tanning, in the synthesis of certain resins, and in medicine in treating certain skin conditions; meta-dihydroxybenzene.
- indiscreet
-
adjective,
not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection:
- hearthside
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noun,
fireside.
- deciliters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity equal to 1/10 (0.1) liter (about 3.38 U.S. fluid ounces). Abbreviation: dl.
- solidarity
-
noun,
union or fellowship arising from common responsibilities and interests, as between members of a group or between classes, peoples, etc.:
- decontrols
-
- interlards
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verb (used with object),
to diversify by adding or interjecting something unique, striking, or contrasting (usually followed by with):
- collations
-
noun,
the act of collating.
- siderocyte
-
noun,
an erythrocyte that contains iron in forms other than hematin.
- controller
-
noun,
an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
- siderolite
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noun,
stony-iron meteorite.
- Carrollton
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- controlled
-
noun,
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
- interlaces
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verb (used with object),
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
- chondrites
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noun,
a stony meteorite containing chondrules.
- solitarily
-
- decorators
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noun,
interior designer.
- contraries
-
noun,
something that is contrary or opposite:
- sororicide
-
noun,
a person who kills his or her sister.
- Ritschlian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- iconolatry
-
noun,
the worship or adoration of icons.
- Reichstein
-
noun,
Tadeus [tah-dey-oo s] /tɑˈdeɪ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1996, Swiss chemist, born in Poland: Nobel Prize in medicine 1950.
- decolorant
-
noun,
a decolorant substance or agent.
- anchylosed
-
- ritornello
-
noun,
an orchestral interlude between arias, scenes, or acts in 17th-century opera.
- cordillera
-
noun,
a chain of mountains, usually the principal mountain system or mountain axis of a large landmass.
- anchorites
-
noun,
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit.
- collieries
-
noun,
a coal mine, including all buildings and equipment.
- celiodynia
-
- cordierite
-
noun,
a strongly dichroic blue mineral consisting of a silicate of magnesium, aluminum, and iron: common in metamorphic rocks.
- archheresy
-
- antiheroic
-
adjective,
(of a protagonist) possessing the characteristics of an anti-hero.
- cordiality
-
noun,
cordial quality or feeling.
- Anderlecht
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, near Brussels.
- haircloths
-
- decoration
-
noun,
something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment:
- idolatries
-
noun,
the religious worship of idols.
- theodicies
-
noun,
a vindication of the divine attributes, particularly holiness and justice, in establishing or allowing the existence of physical and moral evil.
- sandroller
-
- loincloths
-
noun,
a piece of cloth worn around the loins or hips, especially in tropical regions as the only item of clothing.
- Dinichthys
-
- credential
-
noun,
Usually, credentials. evidence of authority, status, rights, entitlement to privileges, or the like, usually in written form:
- holohedral
-
- donatories
-
noun,
a donee of the king, especially one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.
- oil-harden
-
verb (used with object),
to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
- dinarchies
-
noun,
duarchy.
- localities
-
noun,
a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there:
- Cinderella
-
noun,
a heroine of a fairy tale or folk tale who is maltreated by a malevolent stepmother but achieves happiness and marries a prince through the benevolent intervention of a fairy godmother.
- holorhinal
-
- Dorchester
-
- childishly
-
- adolescent
-
noun,
an adolescent person.
- dilatorily
-
- Corrientes
-
noun,
a port in NE Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- octillions
-
noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros.
- Eneolithic
-
adjective,
Chalcolithic.
- literacies
-
noun,
the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
- Torricelli
-
noun,
Evangelista [e-vahn-je-lee-stah] /ɛˌvɑn dʒɛˈli stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1608–47, Italian physicist.
- drolleries
-
noun,
something whimsically amusing or funny.
- hierolatry
-
noun,
worship or veneration of saints or sacred things.
- correlates
-
noun,
either of two related things, especially when one implies the other.
- earthshine
-
noun,
the faint illumination of the part of the moon not illuminated by sunlight, as during a crescent phase, caused by the reflection of light from the earth.
- orchestral
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an orchestra.
- citronalis
-
noun,
lemon verbena.
- citronella
-
noun,
a fragrant grass, Cymbopogon nardus, of southern Asia, cultivated as the source of citronella oil.
- dictionary
-
noun,
a book, optical disc, mobile device, or online lexical resource (such as Dictionary.com) containing a selection of the words of a language, giving information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, inflected forms, derived forms, etc., expressed in either the same or another language; lexicon; glossary. Print dictionaries of various sizes, ranging from small pocket dictionaries to multivolume books, usually sort entries alphabetically, as do typical CD or DVD dictionary applications, allowing one to browse through the terms in sequence. All electronic dictionaries, whether online or installed on a device, can provide immediate, direct access to a search term, its meanings, and ancillary information:
- lienholder
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noun,
a person who has a lien on particular property.
- Callirrhoe
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- Echinoidea
-
- octonaries
-
noun,
a group of eight; an ogdoad.
- acroterion
-
noun,
acroterium.
- ordinarily
-
adverb,
most of the time; generally; usually:
- cotehardie
-
noun,
(in the Middle Ages) a close-fitting outer garment with long sleeves, hip-length for men and full-length for women, often laced or buttoned down the front or back.
- trooshlach
-
- nidorosity
-
- hystricoid
-
- disenthral
-
verb (used with object),
disenthrall.
- scrollhead
-
noun,
billethead.
- cotillions
-
noun,
a formal ball given especially for debutantes.
- trionychid
-
- historical
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events:
- discretely
-
- necrolatry
-
noun,
worship of the dead.
- chlorinity
-
- trihedrons
-
noun,
the figure determined by three planes meeting in a point.
- chlorinate
-
verb (used with object),
Chemistry.
to combine or treat with chlorine.
to introduce chlorine atoms into an organic compound by an addition or substitution reaction.
- dysarthric
-
- achondrite
-
noun,
a meteorite containing no chondrules.
- Diocletian
-
noun,
(Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus) a.d. 245–316, Illyrian soldier: emperor of Rome 284–305.
- hysterioid
-
- chloralose
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, C 8 H 11 Cl 3 O 6 , used as an animal anesthetic and bird repellent.
- Directoire
-
noun,
French History. directory (def 5).
- triarchies
-
noun,
government by three persons.
- distillery
-
- chytridial
-
- acondylose
-
- Christhood
-
noun,
the condition of being a Christ.
- acotyledon
-
noun,
a plant without cotyledons, therefore one belonging to a group lower than the seed plants.
- chitarrone
-
noun,
an early musical stringed instrument of the lute family with a long neck and two pegboxes, one above the other.
- noteholder
-
noun,
a person who holds or owns a note, as a promissory or Treasury note.
- schoolyard
-
- ocellation
-
noun,
an eyelike spot or marking.
- octahedron
-
noun,
a solid figure having eight faces.
- ordinaries
-
noun,
the commonplace or average condition, degree, etc.:
- Corriedale
-
noun,
one of a breed of sheep raised originally in New Zealand and noted for their high-quality wool and good market lambs.
- hydrotheca
-
noun,
the part of the perisarc covering a hydranth.
- carotenoid
-
noun,
any of a group of red and yellow pigments, chemically similar to carotene, contained in animal fat and some plants.
- charioteer
-
noun,
a chariot driver.
- clostridia
-
noun,
any of several rod-shaped, spore-forming, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium, found in soil and in the intestinal tract of humans and animals.
- cloth-yard
-
noun,
a unit of measure for cloth, formerly 37 inches (0.93 meter), now the equivalent of the standard yard (0.91 meter); 36 inches; 3 feet.
- rosehiller
-
- Hydrocores
-
- coalitions
-
noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- horsecloth
-
noun,
a cloth used to cover a horse, or as part of its trappings.
- threnodies
-
noun,
a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
- roscoelite
-
noun,
a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
- chandelles
-
noun,
an abrupt climbing turn in which an aircraft almost stalls while using its momentum to gain a higher rate of climb.
- arsenolite
-
noun,
a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
- chandelier
-
noun,
a decorative, sometimes ornate, light fixture suspended from a ceiling, usually having branched supports for a number of lights.
- railleries
-
noun,
good-humored ridicule; banter.
- Osterreich
-
noun,
German name of Austria.
- desolation
-
noun,
an act or instance of desolating.
- crystallo-
-
- thyrsoidal
-
- thyroiodin
-
- third-rail
-
noun,
Railroads.
a rail laid parallel and adjacent to the running rails of an electrified railroad to provide electric current to the motors of a car or locomotive through contact shoes.
an additional running rail laid on the same ties as the two regular rails of a railroad track to provide a multigauge capability.
- chain-shot
-
noun,
cannon shot consisting of two balls or half balls connected by a short chain, formerly used in naval artillery to destroy the masts and sails of enemy ships.
- hydriatric
-
- horse-race
-
noun,
a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- criterions
-
noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- endolithic
-
- shoehorned
-
- endothecia
-
noun,
the lining of the cavity of an anther.
- endothelia
-
noun,
a type of epithelium composed of a single layer of smooth, thin cells that lines the heart, blood vessels, lymphatics, and serous cavities.
- cloistered
-
noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- heliolatry
-
noun,
worship of the sun.
- Leatheroid
-
- lectionary
-
noun,
a book or a list of lections for reading in a divine service.
- Charleston
-
noun,
a vigorous, rhythmic ballroom dance popular in the 1920s.
- oscillator
-
noun,
Electronics. a circuit that produces an alternating output current of a certain frequency determined by the characteristics of the circuit components.
- coronalled
-
- coronaries
-
noun,
Pathology. a heart attack, especially a coronary thrombosis.
- oscheolith
-
- editorials
-
noun,
an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- clerestory
-
noun,
Architecture. a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior.
- Rothschild
-
noun,
Lionel Nathan, Baron de ("Lord Natty") 1809–79, English banker: first Jewish member of Parliament (son of Nathan Meyer Rothschild).
- orthoclase
-
noun,
a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , having two good cleavages at right angles, and found in silica-rich igneous rocks: used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- tolerances
-
noun,
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- calenders
-
noun,
a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
- coronitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- coriander
-
noun,
Also called cilantro, Chinese parsley. an herb, Coriandrum sativum, of the parsley family, native to Europe, having strong-scented leaves used in cooking and aromatic seeds used as a seasoning and in medicine.
- scintilla
-
noun,
a minute particle; spark; trace:
- corrasion
-
noun,
the mechanical erosion of soil and rock by the abrasive action of particles set in motion by running water, wind, glacial ice, and gravity.
- sciential
-
adjective,
having knowledge.
- idiolects
-
noun,
a person's individual speech pattern.
Compare dialect (def 1).
- royalties
-
noun,
royal persons collectively.
- rhetorics
-
noun,
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- sailcloth
-
noun,
any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
- Holinshed
-
noun,
Raphael, died c1580, English chronicler.
- holystone
-
noun,
a block of soft sandstone used in scrubbing the decks of a ship.
- Richlands
-
noun,
a city in SE Washington, on the Columbia River: residential and administrative quarters for the Hanford Works.
Compare Hanford (def 2).
- sclerotia
-
noun,
a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- rondelles
-
noun,
a small disk of glass used as an ornament in a stained-glass window.
- carotenes
-
noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- sea-holly
-
noun,
the eryngo, Eryngium maritimum.
- canoodles
-
verb (used with or without object),
to caress, fondle, or pet amorously.
- carolines
-
noun,
a female given name.
- callosity
-
noun,
a callous condition.
- saintlily
-
- coroneted
-
adjective,
wearing or entitled to wear a coronet.
- rondelets
-
noun,
a short poem of fixed form, consisting of five lines on two rhymes, and having the opening words or word used after the second and fifth lines as an unrhymed refrain.
- horsehide
-
noun,
the hide of a horse.
- Corneille
-
noun,
Pierre [pee-air;; French pyer] /piˈɛər;; French pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1606–84, French dramatist and poet.
- cotillion
-
noun,
a formal ball given especially for debutantes.
- cotyledon
-
noun,
the primary or rudimentary leaf of the embryo of seed plants.
- holidayer
-
noun,
vacationer.
- hoteliers
-
noun,
a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.
- horsetail
-
noun,
Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- sclerotin
-
noun,
an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- Corydalis
-
noun,
any of the erect or climbing plants constituting the genus Corydalis, of the poppy family, having divided leaves, tuberous or fibrous roots, and clusters of irregular spurred flowers.
- correlate
-
noun,
either of two related things, especially when one implies the other.
- horsehead
-
noun,
moonfish (def 1).
- corantoes
-
noun,
courante.
- scholarly
-
adjective,
of, like, or befitting a scholar:
- corrodies
-
noun,
Old English Law. corody.
- coralloid
-
adjective,
having the form or appearance of coral.
- ideations
-
noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- candlelit
-
adjective,
lit by candles.
- Schneider
-
verb (used with object),
to prevent (an opponent) from scoring a point in a game or match.
- corollary
-
noun,
Mathematics. a proposition that is incidentally proved in proving another proposition.
- corallite
-
noun,
the skeleton of a single coral polyp.
- schlieren
-
noun,
Petrography. streaks or irregularly shaped masses in an igneous rock that differ in texture or composition from the main mass.
- Schleiden
-
noun,
Matthias Jakob [mah-tee-ahs yah-kawp] /mɑˈti ɑs ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1804–81, German botanist.
- ichthyoid
-
- corollate
-
adjective,
having a corolla.
- satelloid
-
noun,
a low-altitude satellite using engines with small thrust to maintain its orbit.
- Rosenthal
-
noun,
Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- Cordelier
-
noun,
a Franciscan friar: so called from the knotted cord worn as a girdle.
- holocrine
-
adjective,
(of a gland) releasing a secretion that is a product of disintegrating cells.
- Rochester
-
noun,
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of, 1647–80, English poet and courtier.
- sciaenoid
-
noun,
a sciaenoid fish.
- Holliston
-
noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- cortisone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- chondrite
-
noun,
a stony meteorite containing chondrules.
- horotelic
-
adjective,
of or relating to evolution at a rate standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- careerist
-
noun,
a person who follows a career.
- schreiner
-
noun,
Olive ("Ralph Iron") c1862–1920, English author and feminist.
- rhyolites
-
noun,
a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.
- idiocrasy
-
noun,
idiosyncrasy.
- corelates
-
verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- Holocaine
-
- horsehair
-
noun,
a hair or the hair of a horse, especially from the mane or tail.
- carillons
-
noun,
a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
- identical
-
adjective,
similar or alike in every way:
- rhodolite
-
noun,
a rose or reddish-violet garnet, similar to pyrope, used as a gem.
- horntails
-
noun,
any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.
- coralline
-
adjective,
composed of coral or having the structure of coral:
- rhodonite
-
noun,
a mineral, manganese metasilicate, MnSiO 3 , occurring usually in rose-red masses, sometimes used as an ornamental stone; manganese spar.
- collarets
-
noun,
a small ornamental collar of fur, lace, or other material, worn by women.
- Carothers
-
noun,
Wallace Hume, 1896–1937, U.S. chemist: associated with the invention of synthetic nylon material.
- linearity
-
noun,
the property, quality, or state of being linear.
- orientals
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- clarities
-
noun,
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- lenticels
-
noun,
a body of cells formed on the periderm of a stem, appearing on the surface of the plant as a lens-shaped spot, and serving as a pore.
- ordinates
-
noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- clarinets
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- orderlies
-
noun,
Military. an enlisted soldier assigned to perform various chores for a commanding officer or group of officers.
- lidocaine
-
noun,
a synthetic crystalline powder, C 14 H 22 N 2 O, used as a local anesthetic and also in the management of certain arrhythmias.
- chelation
-
noun,
Chemistry. the process of chelating.
- lineolate
-
adjective,
marked with minute lines; finely lineate.
- Cleanthes
-
noun,
c300–232? b.c, Greek Stoic philosopher.
- chenilles
-
noun,
a velvety cord or yarn of silk or worsted, for embroidery, fringes, etc.
- orchestra
-
noun,
a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- Cytherean
-
adjective,
of or relating to Cytherea.
- oratories
-
noun,
skill or eloquence in public speaking:
- Cithaeron
-
noun,
a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
- lionheart
-
noun,
a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- oralities
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- lithosere
-
noun,
a sere originating on rock.
- Orleanist
-
noun,
a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
- ornithoid
-
adjective,
resembling a bird.
- cinerator
-
noun,
an incinerator.
- latencies
-
noun,
the state of being latent.
- radioiron
-
noun,
the radioactive isotope of iron, with atomic weight 59 and a half-life of 46 days: used chiefly as a tracer in biochemistry.
- lancelets
-
noun,
any of several small, lancet-shaped burrowing marine animals of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord and bearing structural similarities to both vertebrates and invertebrates.
- coalition
-
noun,
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
- larceners
-
noun,
a person who commits larceny.
- chantries
-
noun,
an endowment for the singing or saying of Mass for the souls of the founders or of persons named by them.
- clothiers
-
noun,
a retailer of clothing.
- racehorse
-
noun,
a horse bred or kept for racing, especially in flat races or steeplechases.
- larcenies
-
noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- cloistral
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or living in a cloister.
- ornithol.
-
- charities
-
noun,
generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless:
- Charleroi
-
noun,
a city in S Belgium.
- Charleton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- leasehold
-
noun,
property acquired under a lease.
- oscillate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to move to and fro; vibrate.
- charoseth
-
noun,
haroseth.
- orthicons
-
noun,
a camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
- lecithins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- loadstone
-
noun,
lodestone.
- one-horse
-
adjective,
using or having only a single horse:
- chandlery
-
noun,
a storeroom for candles.
- chlorites
-
noun,
a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.
- nearshore
-
adjective,
extending from or occurring along a shore.
- chloranil
-
noun,
a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 6 Cl 4 O 2 , used chiefly as a fungicide and as an intermediate in the manufacture of dyes.
- chlorates
-
noun,
a salt of chloric acid.
- chlordane
-
noun,
a colorless, viscous, water-insoluble, toxic liquid, C 10 H 6 Cl 8 , used as an insecticide.
- chrysalid
-
noun,
a chrysalis.
- chlorides
-
noun,
a salt of hydrochloric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is chlorine, as sodium chloride, NaCl.
- neatherds
-
noun,
cowherd.
- chlorines
-
noun,
a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17.
- nectaries
-
noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- Christian
-
noun,
a person who believes in Jesus Christ; adherent of Christianity.
- chorister
-
noun,
a singer in a choir.
- Neolithic
-
adjective,
(sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East.
Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- cholelith
-
noun,
a gallstone.
- Nitralloy
-
- neoterics
-
noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- chordates
-
noun,
a chordate animal.
- chololith
-
noun,
cholelith.
- Nictheroy
-
noun,
Niterói.
- northerly
-
noun,
a wind that blows from the north.
- Christina
-
noun,
1626–89, queen of Sweden 1632–54 (daughter of Gustavus Adolphus).
- one-acter
-
noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- oilcloths
-
noun,
a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
- oleoresin
-
noun,
a mixture of an essential oil and a resin, found in nature.
- oleanders
-
noun,
a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- childlier
-
- localites
-
noun,
one who lives in a particular locality.
- old-style
-
noun,
Also, oldstyle. Printing. a type style differentiated from modern by the more or less uniform thickness of all strokes and by slanted serifs.
- Oldcastle
-
noun,
Sir John (Lord Cobham) 1377–1417, English martyr: leader of a Lollard conspiracy; executed for treason and heresy; model for Shakespeare's Falstaff.
- ciliolate
-
adjective,
having cilia.
- locations
-
noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- cilantros
-
noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- Christine
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Christian.
- oeillades
-
noun,
an amorous glance; ogle.
- lodestone
-
noun,
a variety of magnetite that possesses magnetic polarity and attracts iron.
- loyalties
-
noun,
the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations.
- loincloth
-
noun,
a piece of cloth worn around the loins or hips, especially in tropical regions as the only item of clothing.
- octillion
-
noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 27 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 48 zeros.
- ocellated
-
adjective,
(of a spot or marking) eyelike.
- Lotharios
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- Oceanside
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- chandlers
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
- chandelle
-
noun,
an abrupt climbing turn in which an aircraft almost stalls while using its momentum to gain a higher rate of climb.
- idolaters
-
noun,
Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- relations
-
noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- reorients
-
adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- rent-roll
-
noun,
an account or schedule of rents, the amount due from each tenant, and the total received.
- insectary
-
noun,
a laboratory for the study of live insects, their life histories, effects on plants, reaction to insecticides, etc.
- relocates
-
verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- insectile
-
adjective,
pertaining to or like an insect.
- reliances
-
noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- colonials
-
noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- insheathe
-
verb (used with object),
ensheathe.
- collision
-
noun,
the act of colliding; a coming violently into contact; crash:
- re-search
-
verb (used with or without object),
to search or search for again.
- Collinsia
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Collinsia, of the figwort family, having whorled leaves and usually clusters of variously colored flowers.
- collinear
-
adjective,
lying in the same straight line.
- celestial
-
noun,
an inhabitant of heaven.
- Reinholds
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Reinhardt
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [French zhahn ba-teest] /French ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), ("Django") 1910–53, Belgian gypsy jazz guitarist.
- cellarers
-
noun,
a person in a monastery or community who is responsible for supplying food and drink.
- interlace
-
verb (used with object),
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
- cellarets
-
noun,
a compartment, cabinet, or stand fitted for wine bottles.
- inheritor
-
noun,
a person who inherits; heir.
- Catherine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- celloidin
-
noun,
a concentrated form of pyroxylin used to embed tissues for cutting and microscopic examination.
- retainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- illations
-
noun,
the act of inferring.
- carrioles
-
noun,
cariole.
- retorsion
-
noun,
retaliation or reprisal by one state identical or similar to an act by an offending state, such as high tariffs or discriminating duties.
- contrails
-
noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- increaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that increases.
- indicates
-
verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- consortia
-
noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- indicator
-
noun,
a person or thing that indicates.
- re-strain
-
verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- resection
-
noun,
Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
- cast-iron
-
noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- resonator
-
noun,
anything that resonates.
- conelrads
-
noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- resilient
-
adjective,
springing back; rebounding.
- inelastic
-
adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- catenoids
-
noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- inerratic
-
adjective,
not erratic or wandering; fixed:
- residency
-
noun,
residence (def 3).
- Reichsrat
-
noun,
German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- rehydrate
-
verb (used with object),
to restore moisture or fluid to (something dehydrated).
- coastline
-
noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- isohaline
-
noun,
a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- certosina
-
noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- realities
-
noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- realistic
-
adjective,
interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical:
- isochrone
-
noun,
a line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.
- isochrony
-
noun,
the fact or state of occurrence at the same time; contemporaneity.
- isoclinal
-
noun,
isoclinic line.
- raticides
-
noun,
a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- coeternal
-
adjective,
existing with another eternally.
- isolation
-
noun,
an act or instance of isolating.
- irredenta
-
noun,
a region that is under the political jurisdiction of one nation but is related to another by reason of cultural, historical, and ethnic ties.
- coeditors
-
noun,
a person who cooperates or collaborates as editor with another.
- isooctane
-
noun,
the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- rancheros
-
noun,
a rancher.
- Israelite
-
noun,
a descendant of Jacob, especially a member of the Hebrew people who inhabited the ancient kingdom of Israel.
- rancherie
-
noun,
an Indian village or settlement, especially one located on a reserve.
- iterances
-
noun,
iteration.
- itinerary
-
noun,
a detailed plan for a journey, especially a list of places to visit; plan of travel.
- lacertids
-
noun,
any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- certainly
-
adverb,
with certainty; without doubt; assuredly:
- ironclads
-
noun,
a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
- red-short
-
adjective,
brittle when at red heat, as iron or steel containing too much sulfur.
- colilysin
-
- interlays
-
verb (used with object),
to lay between; interpose.
- interlard
-
verb (used with object),
to diversify by adding or interjecting something unique, striking, or contrasting (usually followed by with):
- collation
-
noun,
the act of collating.
- redirects
-
adjective,
Law. pertaining to the examination of a witness by the party calling him or her, after cross-examination.
- inthralls
-
- Holderlin
-
noun,
Johann Christian Friedrich [yoh-hahn kris-tee-ahn free-drikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1770–1843, German poet.
- centiares
-
noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- rectories
-
noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- centriole
-
noun,
a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.
- reclinate
-
adjective,
bending or curved downward.
- recreants
-
noun,
a coward.
- iodinates
-
verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- centroids
-
noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- recordist
-
noun,
Also called sound recordist. Movies. the person in charge of sound recording on a film set.
Compare mixer.
- recondite
-
adjective,
dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter:
- Yoshihito
-
- recliners
-
noun,
a person or thing that reclines.
- colanders
-
noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- cotillons
-
noun,
cotillion.
- Hollister
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- secondary
-
noun,
a person or thing that is secondary.
- aerolites
-
noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- antichlor
-
noun,
any of various substances, especially sodium thiosulfate, used for removing excess chlorine from paper pulp, textile, fiber, etc., after bleaching.
- headstone
-
noun,
a stone marker set at the head of a grave; gravestone.
- tornadoes
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- headnotes
-
noun,
a brief summary, comment, or explanation that precedes a chapter, report, etc.
- headlines
-
noun,
a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
- headliner
-
noun,
a performer whose name appears most prominently in a program or advertisement or on a marquee; star.
- datelines
-
noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- antechoir
-
noun,
an enclosed space in front of the choir of a church.
- toreadors
-
noun,
a bullfighter; torero.
- Hartshorn
-
noun,
the antler of a hart, formerly used as a source of ammonia.
- torcheres
-
noun,
a tall stand for a candelabrum.
- steelyard
-
noun,
a portable balance with two unequal arms, the longer one having a movable counterpoise and the shorter one bearing a hook or the like for holding the object to be weighed.
- aerodynes
-
noun,
any heavier-than-air aircraft deriving its lift mainly from aerodynamic forces.
- hard-line
-
noun,
an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
- hardeners
-
noun,
a person or thing that hardens.
- anti-icer
-
noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- echinoids
-
noun,
any echinoderm of the Echinoidea.
- dichroite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- hard-core
-
noun,
the permanent, dedicated, and completely faithful nucleus of a group or movement, as of a political party.
- toolheads
-
noun,
a toolholder that is attached to a machine tool and can be adjusted to orient the tool in various positions.
- tonsorial
-
adjective,
of or relating to a barber or barbering:
- decaliter
-
noun,
dekaliter.
- anhydrite
-
noun,
a mineral, anhydrous calcium sulfate, CaSO 4 , usually occurring in whitish or slightly colored masses.
- halocline
-
noun,
a well-defined vertical salinity gradient in ocean or other saline water.
- anetholes
-
noun,
a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 12 O, having a sweet taste, obtained from anise or fennel oils or synthesized: used chiefly in perfumes, dentifrices, flavoring, synthesis of anisaldehyde, and in medicine as an antiseptic and carminative.
- dicentras
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
- tolidines
-
noun,
any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
- decanters
-
noun,
a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like.
- decathlon
-
noun,
an athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
- tolerance
-
noun,
a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- tornillos
-
noun,
screw bean.
- earthrise
-
noun,
the rising of the earth above the horizon of the moon or other celestial body, viewed from that body's surface or from a spacecraft orbiting it.
- Androcles
-
noun,
a slave who was spared in the arena by a lion from whose foot he had long before extracted a thorn.
- Hellenist
-
noun,
a person, especially in ancient times, adopting Greek speech, ideas, or customs.
- areostyle
-
adjective,
araeostyle.
- heritance
-
noun,
inheritance.
- syllidian
-
- dacoities
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) gang robbery; robbery by dacoits.
- sincerity
-
noun,
freedom from deceit, hypocrisy, or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness.
- heretical
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- Doncaster
-
noun,
a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- trainshed
-
noun,
(in a railroad station) a shelter completely covering railroad tracks and their adjoining platforms.
- arecoline
-
noun,
a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
- syndicate
-
noun,
a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific transactions or negotiations:
- daylilies
-
noun,
any lily of the genus Hemerocallis, having yellow, orange, or red flowers that commonly last only for a day.
- doornails
-
noun,
a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
- trailside
-
noun,
the side or border of a trail.
- helotries
-
noun,
serfdom; slavery.
- so-called
-
adjective,
called or designated thus:
- dietaries
-
noun,
a regulated allowance of food.
- socialite
-
noun,
a socially prominent person.
- sociality
-
noun,
social nature or tendencies as shown in the assembling of individuals in communities.
- archeries
-
noun,
the art, practice, or skill of an archer.
- dry-clean
-
verb (used with object),
to clean (garments, draperies, rugs, etc.) with a liquid other than water, as benzine or gasoline.
- tracheole
-
noun,
any of the smallest branches of an insect trachea.
- tracheids
-
noun,
an elongated, tapering xylem cell having lignified, pitted, intact walls, adapted for conduction and support.
Compare vessel (def 5).
- helicline
-
noun,
a curved ramp.
- traceries
-
noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- Heyerdahl
-
noun,
Thor [too r] /tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1914–2002, Norwegian ethnologist and author.
- traceried
-
adjective,
ornamented or decorated with tracery.
- solicitor
-
noun,
a person who solicits.
- dilations
-
noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- heartsore
-
adjective,
heartsick.
- drysalter
-
noun,
a dealer in dry chemicals and dyes.
- edacities
-
noun,
the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite.
- hairlines
-
noun,
a very slender line.
- treachery
-
noun,
violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason.
- thrillers
-
noun,
a person or thing that thrills.
- tendrilly
-
- tierceron
-
noun,
(in a ribbed vault) a diagonal rib, other than an ogive, springing from a point of support.
- teniacide
-
noun,
taeniacide.
- Delaroche
-
noun,
(Hippolyte) Paul [ee-paw-leet pawl] /i pɔˈlit pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, French historical and portrait painter.
- allethrin
-
noun,
a clear, amber, viscous liquid, C 19 H 26 O 3 , used as an insecticide.
- dethrones
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a throne; depose.
- deletions
-
noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- teocallis
-
noun,
a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple.
- errancies
-
noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- delicates
-
noun,
Archaic. a choice food; delicacy.
- electoral
-
adjective,
pertaining to electors or election.
- ternaries
-
noun,
a group of three.
- detainers
-
noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- deliriant
-
noun,
a substance, as a compound or drug, that causes delirium.
- detailers
-
noun,
a manufacturer's representative who calls on customers to supply information on products and visits stores to monitor sales and replenish stock.
- Esdraelon
-
noun,
a plain in N Israel, extending from the Mediterranean near Mt. Carmel to the Jordan River: scene of ancient battles.
- threnodes
-
noun,
threnody.
- ensorcell
-
verb (used with object),
to bewitch:
- destroyer
-
noun,
a person or thing that destroys.
- airliners
-
noun,
a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.
- dentaries
-
noun,
one of a pair of membrane bones that in lower vertebrates form the distal part of the lower jaws and in mammals comprise the mandible.
- ellenyard
-
- theocrasy
-
noun,
a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
- denticles
-
noun,
a small tooth or toothlike part.
- Theodoric
-
noun,
a.d. 454?–526, king of the Ostrogoths and founder of the Ostrogothic monarchy in Italy: ruler of Italy 493–526.
- Aldershot
-
noun,
a city in NE Hampshire, in S England, SW of London.
- endostyle
-
noun,
a ciliated groove or pair of grooves in the pharynx of various lower chordates, as tunicates, cephalochordates, and larval cyclostomes, serving to accumulate food particles and pass them along the digestive tract.
- desertion
-
noun,
the act of deserting or the state of being deserted.
- thylacine
-
noun,
a wolflike marsupial, Thylacinus cynocephalus, of Tasmania, tan-colored with black stripes across the back: probably extinct.
- derelicts
-
noun,
a person abandoned by society, especially a person without a permanent home and means of support; vagrant; bum.
- escheator
-
noun,
an officer in charge of escheats.
- elaterids
-
noun,
any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.
- ahistoric
-
adjective,
without concern for history or historical development; indifferent to tradition.
- decontrol
-
noun,
the removal of control.
- diastolic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or produced by diastole.
- deciliter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity equal to 1/10 (0.1) liter (about 3.38 U.S. fluid ounces). Abbreviation: dl.
- decillion
-
noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 33 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 60 zeros.
- editorial
-
noun,
an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
- declarers
-
noun,
a person or thing that declares.
- toe-dance
-
noun,
a dance performed on the tips of the toes.
- dyarchies
-
noun,
diarchy.
- declinate
-
adjective,
having a downward curve or slope; bending away, as from the horizontal:
- haircloth
-
noun,
cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.
- anchorite
-
noun,
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit.
- diarchies
-
noun,
government in which power is vested in two rulers or authorities.
- anchorets
-
noun,
anchorite.
- hailstone
-
noun,
a pellet of hail.
- decollate
-
verb (used with object),
to behead; decapitate.
- dianoetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to dianoia.
- esoterica
-
plural noun,
things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
- teach-ins
-
noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- Telchines
-
plural noun,
nine dog-headed monsters, inhabiting the sea, who as great artisans crafted the sickle of Cronus and the trident of Poseidon.
- diacetyls
-
noun,
biacetyl.
- diachylon
-
noun,
an adhesive plaster consisting chiefly of litharge and oil, used in the treatment of wounds and excoriations.
- estradiol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 24 O 2 , produced by the maturing Graafian follicle, that causes proliferation and thickening of the tissues and blood vessels of the endometrium.
- diachrony
-
noun,
Linguistics.
a diachronic approach to language study.
change or development in a linguistic system over a period of time.
- either-or
-
adjective,
allowing no equivocation; being limited in choice to two options:
- ethnarchy
-
noun,
the government, office, or jurisdiction of an ethnarch.
- decorates
-
verb (used with object),
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish:
- teacherly
-
adjective,
characteristic of or pertaining to a teacher; pedagogic.
- ethnarchs
-
noun,
the ruler of a people, tribe, or nation.
- eyestrain
-
noun,
a sensation of discomfort produced in the eyes by their excessive or improper use:
- decretory
-
adjective,
pertaining to or following a decree.
- Decretals
-
noun,
a papal decree authoritatively determining some point of doctrine or church law.
- decorator
-
noun,
interior designer.
- Donatello
-
noun,
(Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi) 1386?–1466, Italian sculptor.
- solitaire
-
noun,
Also called patience. any of various games played by one person with one or more regular 52-card packs, part or all of which are usually dealt out according to a given pattern, the object being to arrange the cards in a predetermined manner.
- herniates
-
verb (used without object),
to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- hydrosere
-
- trihedron
-
noun,
the figure determined by three planes meeting in a point.
- trihedral
-
adjective,
having, or formed by, three planes meeting in a point:
- serotinal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- dislocate
-
noun,
Gymnastics. a maneuver on the rings in which a gymnast in an inverted pike position turns over to swing down while pushing the arms out and turning them so that the palms are facing out when the body turns over.
- tricresol
-
noun,
a mixture of the three isomeric cresols.
- serranoid
-
noun,
a serranoid fish.
- serration
-
noun,
serrated condition or form.
- disorient
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to lose one's way:
- tricolors
-
noun,
a flag having three colors.
- hierarchs
-
noun,
a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
- serriedly
-
- hierarchy
-
noun,
any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- Dirichlet
-
noun,
Peter Gustav Lejeune [pey-tuh r goo s-tahf luh-zhœn] /ˈpeɪ tər ˈgʊs tɑf ləˈʒœn/ (Show IPA), 1805–59, German mathematician.
- Directory
-
noun,
a book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc., or of a particular category of people.
- trichions
-
noun,
the point of intersection of the normal hairline and the middle line of the forehead.
- creodonts
-
noun,
any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of the ancestors of modern carnivores and typically having a stocky, doglike body and a long, low skull.
- artillery
-
noun,
mounted projectile-firing guns or missile launchers, mobile or stationary, light or heavy, as distinguished from small arms.
- hydrolase
-
noun,
an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis.
- direction
-
noun,
the act or an instance of directing.
- distiller
-
noun,
an apparatus for distilling, as a condenser; still.
- trenchers
-
noun,
a person or thing that digs trenches.
- hydrolant
-
noun,
an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Atlantic Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- arteriole
-
noun,
Anatomy. any of the smallest branches of an artery, terminating in capillaries.
- cryolites
-
noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum fluoride, Na 3 AlF 6 , occurring in white masses, used as a flux in the electrolytic production of aluminum.
- Shelleyan
-
adjective,
Also, Shellian. of, relating to, or characteristic of Percy Bysshe Shelley or his works.
- shellhead
-
- Trenchard
-
noun,
Hugh Montague, 1st Viscount, 1873–1956, British Royal Air Force marshal.
- cryotrons
-
noun,
a cryogenic device that uses the principle that a varying magnetic field can cause the resistance of a superconducting element to change rapidly between its high normal and low superconductive values: used as a switch and as a computer-memory element.
- hydrocele
-
noun,
an accumulation of serous fluid, usually about the testis.
- trellised
-
adjective,
noting armor having diagonally crisscrossed strips of leather enframing metal plates, the whole being sewn to a flexible backing.
- serictery
-
noun,
a silk gland.
- trihydric
-
- ditrochee
-
noun,
a form of poetic meter in which two trochees constitute one metrical unit.
- seed-corn
-
noun,
ears or kernels of corn set apart as seed.
- holandric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in males (opposed to hologynic).
- dishcloth
-
noun,
a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.
- secretary
-
noun,
a person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, company, association, etc.:
- historied
-
adjective,
abounding in notable history; having an illustrious past; storied:
- secretion
-
noun,
(in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
- secretory
-
noun,
a secretory organ, vessel, or the like.
- trochoids
-
noun,
Geometry. a curve traced by a point on a radius or an extension of the radius of a circle that rolls, without slipping, on a curve, another circle, or a straight line. Equation: x = aθ − b sin θ, y = a − b cos θ.
- historian
-
noun,
an expert in history; authority on history.
- hysteroid
-
adjective,
resembling hysteria.
- sectional
-
noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- trochleas
-
noun,
a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.
- sectorial
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sector.
- trochlear
-
noun,
trochlear nerve.
- sedentary
-
adjective,
characterized by or requiring a sitting posture:
- disentail
-
verb (used with object),
to free (an estate) from entail.
- trilinear
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or bounded by three lines.
- disenroll
-
verb (used with object),
to dismiss or cause to become removed from a program of training, care, etc.:
- creatines
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- selection
-
noun,
an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- triserial
-
adjective,
arranged in three series or rows.
- creations
-
noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- senhorita
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- Hyolithes
-
- seniority
-
noun,
the state of being senior; priority of birth; superior age.
- acesodyne
-
adjective,
mitigating pain; anodyne.
- acetylide
-
noun,
any compound derived from acetylene by the replacement of one or both of its hydrogen atoms by a metal, as silver acetylide, Ag 2 Cl 2 .
- asiderite
-
noun,
an iron-free meteorite consisting of friable material.
- seriation
-
noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- discreate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to nothing; annihilate.
- trillions
-
noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.
- criterion
-
noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- enchorial
-
adjective,
(especially of demotic writing) belonging to or used in a particular country.
- doctrinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine:
- treenails
-
noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- actinides
-
noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- sideliner
-
noun,
a person who is on the sidelines and does not participate in an activity or situation.
- shorthand
-
noun,
a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
- trehalose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , occurring in yeast, certain fungi, etc., and used to identify certain bacteria.
- shorthead
-
noun,
a brachycephalic person.
- hydranths
-
noun,
the terminal part of a hydroid polyp that bears the mouth and tentacles and contains the stomach region.
- dinothere
-
noun,
any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
- shoreline
-
noun,
the line where shore and water meet.
- Shorthorn
-
noun,
one of an English breed of red, white, or roan beef cattle, some having short horns and some naturally hornless.
- hesitancy
-
noun,
hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- acridines
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- hyacinths
-
noun,
a bulbous plant, Hyacinthus orientalis, of the lily family, widely cultivated for its cylindrical cluster of fragrant flowers in a variety of colors.
- dolerites
-
noun,
a coarse-grained variety of basalt.
- acroleins
-
noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- arytenoid
-
adjective,
pertaining to either of two small cartilages on top of the cricoid cartilage at the upper, back part of the larynx.
- heronries
-
noun,
a place where a colony of herons breeds.
- short-day
-
adjective,
requiring a short photoperiod.
- loricate
-
adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- neoteric
-
noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- chorines
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- neostyle
-
noun,
a manifolding device similar to the cyclostyle.
- dishonor
-
noun,
lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- diocesan
-
noun,
one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
- Clorinda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- election
-
noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- eldritch
-
adjective,
eerie; weird; spooky.
- close-in
-
adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- chorioid
-
adjective, noun,
choroid.
- closeted
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- detrains
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- elations
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- Cytherea
-
noun,
Aphrodite: so called because of her birth in the sea near Cythera.
- dhoolies
-
noun,
dooly.
- Dorticos
-
noun,
Osvaldo [aws-vahl-daw] /ɔsˈvɑl dɔ/ (Show IPA), (Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado) 1919–83, Cuban lawyer and statesman: president 1959–76.
- Eisenach
-
noun,
a city in central Germany.
- drenches
-
noun,
the act of drenching.
- learners
-
noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- choroids
-
noun,
choroid coat.
- discreet
-
adjective,
judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- lean-tos
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- discrete
-
adjective,
apart or detached from others; separate; distinct:
- chorions
-
noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- dinarchy
-
noun,
duarchy.
- Dorothea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift of God.”.
- diacetyl
-
noun,
biacetyl.
- clithral
-
adjective,
(of a classical temple) roofed over.
- doorsill
-
noun,
the sill of a doorway.
- clitoris
-
noun,
the erectile organ of the vulva, homologous to the penis of the male.
- cloister
-
noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- Lorestan
-
noun,
Luristan.
- elaterid
-
noun,
any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.
- locality
-
noun,
a place, spot, or district, with or without reference to things or persons in it or to occurrences there:
- clothier
-
noun,
a retailer of clothing.
- doornail
-
noun,
a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
- cilantro
-
noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- destrier
-
noun,
a war-horse; charger.
- donatory
-
noun,
a donee of the king, especially one given the right by the king to property obtained by escheat or forfeit.
- elytroid
-
adjective,
resembling an elytron.
- Ladrones
-
noun,
a thief.
- Desterro
-
noun,
former name of Florianópolis.
- doctrine
-
noun,
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
- lactones
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- desolate
-
adjective,
barren or laid waste; devastated:
- Lacertid
-
noun,
any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
- laetrile
-
noun,
a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and containing about 6 percent cyanide by weight: banned by the FDA.
- dolerite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained variety of basalt.
- chorales
-
noun,
a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization:
- Elsinore
-
noun,
Helsingør.
- codeines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- iterance
-
noun,
iteration.
- deschool
-
verb (used with object),
to abolish or phase out traditional schools from, so as to replace them with alternative methods and forms of education.
- enactory
-
adjective,
of or relating to an enactment that creates new rights and obligations.
- lodestar
-
noun,
a star that shows the way.
- disinter
-
verb (used with object),
to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth.
- Nicholas
-
noun,
of Cusa [kyoo-zuh] /ˈkyu zə/ (Show IPA), 1401–1464, German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher.
German Nikolaus von Cusa.
- cylinder
-
noun,
Geometry. a surface or solid bounded by two parallel planes and generated by a straight line moving parallel to the given planes and tracing a curve bounded by the planes and lying in a plane perpendicular or oblique to the given planes.
- larcener
-
noun,
a person who commits larceny.
- dethrone
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a throne; depose.
- ciliates
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- Niarchos
-
noun,
Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- niceties
-
noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- location
-
noun,
a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
- detainer
-
noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- electro-
-
- electron
-
noun,
Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
- Landseer
-
noun,
Sir Edwin Henry, 1802–73, English painter, especially of animals.
- detaches
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
- landlers
-
noun,
an Austrian and southern German folk dance in moderately slow triple meter, antecedent to the waltz.
- lanceted
-
adjective,
having lancet-headed openings.
- Lancelot
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. the greatest of Arthur's knights and the lover of Queen Guinevere.
- chordate
-
noun,
a chordate animal.
- doorcase
-
noun,
the finish frame of a doorway.
- detailer
-
noun,
a manufacturer's representative who calls on customers to supply information on products and visits stores to monitor sales and replenish stock.
- electros
-
noun,
electrotype.
- lancelet
-
noun,
any of several small, lancet-shaped burrowing marine animals of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord and bearing structural similarities to both vertebrates and invertebrates.
- chortles
-
noun,
a gleeful chuckle.
- cineaste
-
noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- dialytic
-
adjective,
of or relating to dialysis.
- clarinet
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- lientery
-
noun,
a form of diarrhea in which the food is discharged undigested or only partly digested.
- echinate
-
adjective,
bristly; prickly.
- Lysander
-
noun,
died 395 b.c, Spartan naval commander and statesman.
- Clairton
-
noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- echinoid
-
noun,
any echinoderm of the Echinoidea.
- enclothe
-
verb (used with object),
clothe (def 3).
- leotards
-
noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- Leonidas
-
noun,
died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- distrain
-
verb (used with object),
to constrain by seizing and holding goods, etc., in pledge for rent, damages, etc., or in order to obtain satisfaction of a claim.
- Christie
-
noun,
Agatha, 1891–1976, English novelist of detective fiction.
- distrail
-
noun,
dissipation trail.
- Christen
-
verb (used with object),
to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- cystidia
-
noun,
(in certain basidiomycetous fungi) one of the large, inflated, sterile cells growing between the basidia and usually projecting beyond them.
- clarinos
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- lenticle
-
noun,
a window in a clock case revealing the motion of the pendulum bob.
- Listeria
-
noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- clarions
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- dystonia
-
noun,
abnormal tone of any tissue.
- dilation
-
noun,
the act of dilating; state of being dilated.
- dictions
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- litanies
-
noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- drollery
-
noun,
something whimsically amusing or funny.
- Lothians
-
noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- linoleic
-
adjective,
of or derived from linoleic acid.
- nacelles
-
noun,
the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
- Christo-
-
- east-end
-
noun,
a section of E London, England.
- Easterly
-
noun,
a wind that blows from the east.
- Christly
-
adjective,
Christlike.
- cytidine
-
noun,
a white crystalline powder, C 9 H 13 N 3 O 5 , that is a ribonucleoside consisting of d -ribose and cytosine.
- Dionysia
-
plural noun,
the orgiastic and dramatic festivals held periodically in honor of Dionysus, especially those in Attica, from which Greek comedy and tragedy developed.
- echidnas
-
noun,
Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines.
- ecdysone
-
noun,
an insect hormone that stimulates metamorphosis.
- ditchers
-
noun,
a person who digs ditches.
- echelons
-
noun,
a level of command, authority, or rank:
Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing.
- die-cast
-
adjective,
formed by die casting.
- cytosine
-
noun,
a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 5 N 3 O, that is one of the fundamental components of DNA and RNA, in which it forms a base pair with guanine. Symbol: C.
- linarite
-
noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- citrines
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- lyricist
-
noun,
a person who writes the lyrics for songs.
- diorites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- cisterna
-
noun,
cistern (def 2).
- eclosion
-
noun,
the emergence of an adult insect from its pupal case.
- chresard
-
noun,
the water in soil that is available to plants for absorption.
- leathers
-
noun,
the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
- Disraeli
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield ("Dizzy") 1804–81, British statesman and novelist: prime minister 1868, 1874–80.
- lecithin
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- cinerary
-
adjective,
holding or intended for ashes, especially the ashes of cremated bodies:
- disloyal
-
adjective,
false to one's obligations or allegiances; not loyal; faithless; treacherous.
- Lothario
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- dilators
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- cineoles
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- lecithal
-
adjective,
having a yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- localite
-
noun,
one who lives in a particular locality.
- diastyle
-
adjective,
having an intercolumniation of three diameters.
- Lorraine
-
noun,
Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- leathern
-
adjective,
made of leather.
- cyanides
-
noun,
Also, cyanid, C10/C1079000 sahy-uh-nid, ˈsaɪ ə nɪd. Chemistry.
a salt of hydrocyanic acid, as potassium cyanide, KCN.
a nitrile, as methyl cyanide, C 2 H 3 N.
- eidolons
-
noun,
a phantom; apparition.
- cyanites
-
noun,
Mineralogy. kyanite.
- Dietrich
-
noun,
Marlene [mahr-ley-nuh] /mɑrˈleɪ nə/ (Show IPA), 1904–92, U.S. actress and singer, born in Germany.
- discolor
-
verb (used with object),
to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.
- Chretien
-
noun,
Jean, born 1934, Canadian politician: prime minister 1993–2003.
- leathery
-
adjective,
like leather in appearance or texture; tough and flexible.
- dilatory
-
adjective,
tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
- lecterns
-
noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- lenticel
-
noun,
a body of cells formed on the periderm of a stem, appearing on the surface of the plant as a lens-shaped spot, and serving as a pore.
- Dicentra
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
- cysteine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, C 3 H 7 O 2 NS, a component of nearly all proteins, obtained by the reduction of cystine. Symbol: C. Abbreviation: Cys;
- directly
-
adverb,
in a direct line, way, or manner; straight:
- lenities
-
noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- director
-
noun,
a person or thing that directs.
- literacy
-
noun,
the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
- Dniester
-
noun,
a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1410 km) long.
- Leinster
-
noun,
a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- D-notice
-
noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- Loyalist
-
noun,
a person who is loyal; a supporter of the sovereign or of the existing government, especially in time of revolt.
- diastole
-
noun,
Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood.
Compare systole (def 1).
- literals
-
noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- literary
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature:
- lections
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- ecotones
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- neatherd
-
noun,
cowherd.
- distance
-
noun,
the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- lithosol
-
noun,
a group of shallow soils lacking well-defined horizons, especially an entisol consisting of partially weathered rock fragments, usually on steep slopes.
- diatonic
-
adjective,
noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- dry-salt
-
verb (used with object),
to cure or preserve (meat, hides, etc.) by drying and salting.
- cleanser
-
noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- Escorial
-
noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- isotonic
-
adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- cordites
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- corantos
-
noun,
courante.
- dactylo-
-
- ideality
-
noun,
ideal quality or character.
- idealist
-
noun,
a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. Synonyms: optimist, perfectionist, reformer, visionary, utopianist.
Antonyms: pragmatist, skeptic, cynic.
- Cordelia
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the youngest of Lear's three daughters and the only one who remains loyal to her father.
Compare Goneril, Regan.
- cordelle
-
noun,
a heavy rope formerly used for towing boats on rivers in Canada and the U.S.
- cordials
-
noun,
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
- heritors
-
noun,
inheritor.
- herniate
-
verb (used without object),
to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- Herodian
-
noun,
a partisan of the house of Herod.
- Herodias
-
noun,
the second wife of Herod Antipas and the mother of Salome: she told Salome to ask Herod for the head of John the Baptist.
- Herschel
-
noun,
Sir John Frederick William, 1792–1871, English astronomer.
- ctenidia
-
noun,
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- Hyacinth
-
noun,
a bulbous plant, Hyacinthus orientalis, of the lily family, widely cultivated for its cylindrical cluster of fragrant flowers in a variety of colors.
- hereinto
-
adverb,
into this place.
- hyalines
-
noun,
Also, hyalin, H04/H0454500 hahy-uh-lin, ˈhaɪ ə lɪn. Biochemistry.
a horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin.
a structureless, transparent substance found in cartilage, the eye, etc., resulting from the pathological degeneration of tissue.
- ichthyo-
-
- ichnites
-
noun,
a fossil footprint.
- corelate
-
verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- hyalites
-
noun,
a colorless variety of opal, sometimes transparent like glass, and sometimes whitish and translucent.
- crotalin
-
noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- hot-roll
-
verb (used with object),
to roll (metal) at a heat high enough to permit recrystallization.
- hydranth
-
noun,
the terminal part of a hydroid polyp that bears the mouth and tentacles and contains the stomach region.
- hotlines
-
noun,
hot line.
- hotheads
-
noun,
an impetuous or short-tempered person.
- hotelier
-
noun,
a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.
- hydrants
-
noun,
an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually in the street, for drawing water from a main or service pipe, especially for fighting fires.
- hostelry
-
noun,
an inn or hotel.
- ideation
-
noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- heredity
-
noun,
the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new individual similar to others of its kind but exhibiting certain variations resulting from the particular mix of genes and their interactions with the environment.
- hosteler
-
noun,
a person who operates a hostel.
- Danielle
-
noun,
a female given name.
- heathery
-
adjective,
of or like heather.
- Ilocanos
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- heathers
-
noun,
any of various heaths, especially Calluna vulgaris, of England and Scotland, having small, pinkish-purple flowers.
- hectares
-
noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- hedonics
-
noun,
the branch of psychology that deals with pleasurable and unpleasurable states of consciousness.
- hedonist
-
noun,
a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- coolants
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- Illyrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Illyria.
- illation
-
noun,
the act of inferring.
- yearlies
-
noun,
a publication appearing once a year.
- year-end
-
noun,
year's end; the end of a calendar year.
- idolatry
-
noun,
the religious worship of idols.
- Heinrich
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of Henry.
- helicoid
-
noun,
Geometry. a warped surface generated by a straight line moving so as to cut or touch a fixed helix.
- dainties
-
noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- helicons
-
noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- heliodor
-
noun,
a clear yellow variety of beryl used as a gemstone.
- Helladic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Bronze Age culture on the mainland of ancient Greece c2900–1100 b.c.
- idolater
-
noun,
Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- hellcats
-
noun,
a bad-tempered, spiteful, woman; shrew.
- idocrase
-
noun,
vesuvianite.
- Hellenic
-
noun,
Also called Greek. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, comprising a variety of ancient, medieval, and modern dialects and languages, all of them called Greek.
- hellions
-
noun,
a disorderly, troublesome, rowdy, or mischievous person.
- idiolect
-
noun,
a person's individual speech pattern.
Compare dialect (def 1).
- hendeca-
-
- Heracles
-
noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- Heraclid
-
noun,
a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- heraldic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry:
- heraldry
-
noun,
the science of armorial bearings.
- Cornelia
-
noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- Hortense
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ilotycin
-
- Hirohito
-
noun,
("Showa") 1901–89, emperor of Japan 1926–89.
- corselet
-
noun,
Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
- honorary
-
adjective,
given for honor only, without the usual requirements, duties, privileges, emoluments, etc.:
- honestly
-
adverb,
in an honest manner.
- cortisol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
- Hilliary
-
- Cortland
-
noun,
a city in central New York.
- Holstein
-
noun,
Also called Holstein-Friesian [hohl-stahyn-free-zhuh n, -steen-] /ˈhoʊl staɪnˈfri ʒən, -stin-/ (Show IPA). one of a breed of black-and-white dairy cattle, raised originally in North Holland and Friesland, that yields large quantities of milk having a low content of butterfat.
- Hillside
-
noun,
the side or slope of a hill.
- hillsite
-
noun,
a location or site on the side or top of a hill.
- Hinsdale
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- hololith
-
noun,
a ring made from a single piece of stone.
- hyoscine
-
noun,
scopolamine.
- creditor
-
noun,
a person or firm to whom money is due (opposed to debtor).
- hysteria
-
noun,
an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc.
- honorees
-
noun,
a person who receives an honor, award, or special recognition.
- Holocene
-
noun,
recent (def 5).
- Creation
-
noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- creatine
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- Holliday
-
noun,
Judith Tuvim ("Judy") 1921–65, U.S. comic actress.
- Costello
-
noun,
John Aloysius [al-oh-ish-uh s,, -ee-uh s] /ˌæl oʊˈɪʃ əs,, -i əs/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, Irish political leader: prime minister of the Republic of Ireland 1948–51, 1954–57.
- hysteric
-
noun,
Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
- Hollands
-
noun,
a gin, originally made in Holland, in which the juniper is mixed in the mash.
- holytide
-
noun,
a time of religious observances.
- holistic
-
adjective,
incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice:
- hystero-
-
- Holyhead
-
noun,
a seaport on Holy Island in NW Wales.
- historic
-
adjective,
well-known or important in history:
- cotillon
-
noun,
cotillion.
- disherit
-
verb (used with object),
to disinherit.
- creodont
-
noun,
any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of the ancestors of modern carnivores and typically having a stocky, doglike body and a long, low skull.
- corrodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
- hydrates
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
- coronals
-
noun,
a crown; coronet.
- cornered
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- hydrator
-
noun,
something that hydrates.
- cornhole
-
verb (used with object),
to have anal intercourse with.
- criteria
-
noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- crystall
-
- cryotron
-
noun,
a cryogenic device that uses the principle that a varying magnetic field can cause the resistance of a superconducting element to change rapidly between its high normal and low superconductive values: used as a switch and as a computer-memory element.
- corodies
-
noun,
a right to receive maintenance in the form of housing, food, or clothing, especially the right enjoyed by the sovereign or a private benefactor to receive such maintenance from a religious house.
- criollos
-
noun,
a person born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
Compare Creole (def 1).
- criollas
-
noun,
a woman or girl born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- cryolite
-
noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum fluoride, Na 3 AlF 6 , occurring in white masses, used as a flux in the electrolytic production of aluminum.
- corollas
-
noun,
the inner envelope of floral leaves of a flower, usually of delicate texture and of some color other than green; the petals considered collectively.
- horsecar
-
noun,
a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- crinoids
-
noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- coronary
-
noun,
Pathology. a heart attack, especially a coronary thrombosis.
- Hilliard
-
noun,
Nicholas, 1547–1619, English goldsmith and miniaturist painter.
- crinites
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- hydronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a heating system for a building in which the medium for carrying heat throughout the structure is circulating water, especially when the circulation is aided by a pump.
- coronate
-
adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- hydrosol
-
noun,
a colloidal suspension in water.
- coroners
-
noun,
an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes.
- hierarch
-
noun,
a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
- horntail
-
noun,
any of various wasplike insects of the family Siricidae, the females of which have a hornlike ovipositor.
- Hornitos
-
noun,
a low oven-shaped mound of congealed lava, common in some volcanic districts, emitting hot smoke and vapors in the final stages of activity.
- corrades
-
verb (used with object),
to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
- hordeins
-
noun,
a simple protein of the prolamin class, found in barley grain.
- hieratic
-
noun,
ancient Egyptian hieratic writing.
- creosote
-
noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- hilarity
-
noun,
cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
- corridas
-
noun,
a bullfight.
- heathens
-
noun,
(in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
- inarches
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- isothere
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- esoteric
-
adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- colander
-
noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- erythro-
-
- Erlander
-
noun,
Tage (Fritiof) [tah-guh-free-chuh f] /ˈtɑ gəˈfri tʃəf/ (Show IPA), 1901–85, Swedish statesman: prime minister 1946–69.
- delicate
-
noun,
Archaic. a choice food; delicacy.
- deletion
-
noun,
an act or instance of deleting.
- decretal
-
noun,
a papal decree authoritatively determining some point of doctrine or church law.
- erratics
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- errhines
-
noun,
a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.
- escarole
-
noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- eschalot
-
noun,
shallot.
- iodinate
-
verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- delaines
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- cotyloid
-
adjective,
being in the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- colinear
-
adjective,
collinear.
- coitions
-
noun,
coitus.
- introrse
-
adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- colistin
-
noun,
a toxic antibiotic polypeptide, C 45 H 85 O 10 N 13 , produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used in sulfate form against a broad spectrum of microorganisms and in the treatment of severe gastroenteritis.
- Esthonia
-
noun,
Estonia.
- intrados
-
noun,
the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
- inthrals
-
verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- collards
-
noun,
a variety of kale, Brassica oleracea acephala, grown in the southern U.S., having a rosette of green leaves.
- collaret
-
noun,
a small ornamental collar of fur, lace, or other material, worn by women.
- eternals
-
noun,
something that is eternal.
- ethanols
-
noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- ethnarch
-
noun,
the ruler of a people, tribe, or nation.
- collates
-
verb (used with object),
to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
- decrials
-
noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- colleens
-
noun,
an Irish girl.
- ethnical
-
adjective,
ethnic.
- erection
-
noun,
the act of erecting.
- Delsarte
-
noun,
François [fran-swah;; French frahn-swa] /frænˈswɑ;; French frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1811–71, French musician and teacher.
- decorate
-
verb (used with object),
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish:
- coherers
-
noun,
a person or thing that coheres.
- derision
-
noun,
ridicule; mockery:
- coeditor
-
noun,
a person who cooperates or collaborates as editor with another.
- derelict
-
noun,
a person abandoned by society, especially a person without a permanent home and means of support; vagrant; bum.
- endocast
-
noun,
endocranial cast.
- isolated
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- deration
-
verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- endosarc
-
noun,
the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
- isocline
-
noun,
a fold of strata so tightly compressed that both limbs dip in the same direction.
- isocyano
-
adjective,
containing an isocyano group.
- cohenite
-
noun,
a rare microscopic mineral, carbide of iron, nickel, or cobalt, (Fe, Ni, Co) 3 C, found in lunar rocks and some meteorites.
- denticle
-
noun,
a small tooth or toothlike part.
- coherent
-
adjective,
logically connected; consistent:
- enhaloes
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- cohesion
-
noun,
the act or state of cohering, uniting, or sticking together.
- coistrel
-
noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- isochore
-
noun,
Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- enriches
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- islander
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of an island.
- enscroll
-
verb (used with object),
to commemorate or record in a permanent manner, by or as if by inscribing on parchment.
- Iscariot
-
noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- enthrall
-
verb (used with object),
to captivate or charm:
- enthrals
-
verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- entirely
-
adverb,
wholly or fully; completely or unreservedly:
- Ironside
-
noun,
a strong person with great power of endurance or resistance.
- entrails
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- ironical
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
- entrelac
-
noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- entresol
-
noun,
a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
- ironclad
-
noun,
a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
- interlay
-
verb (used with object),
to lay between; interpose.
- decolors
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- heartily
-
adverb,
in a hearty manner; cordially:
- Hathoric
-
adjective,
of or relating to Hathor.
- hard-set
-
adjective,
firmly or rigidly set; fixed:
- haricots
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- conehead
-
noun,
a stupid person.
- harlotry
-
noun,
prostitution.
- haroseth
-
noun,
a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover: traditionally regarded as symbolic of the mortar used by Israelite slaves in Egypt.
- Harrison
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1726?–91, American political leader (father of William Henry Harrison).
- Conelrad
-
noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- deaconry
-
noun,
the office of a deacon.
- Hartline
-
noun,
Haldan Keffer [hawl-duh n kef-er] /ˈhɔl dən ˈkɛf ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–83, U.S. physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1967.
- indocile
-
adjective,
not willing to receive teaching, training, or discipline; fractious; unruly.
- hatchels
-
noun,
hackle1 (def 5).
- hatchery
-
noun,
a place for hatching eggs of hens, fish, etc., especially a large, commercial or government site where the young are hatched, cared for, and sold or distributed.
- dateline
-
noun,
a line of text giving the place of origin and usually the date of a news dispatch or the like.
- indirect
-
adjective,
not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout:
- hardener
-
noun,
a person or thing that hardens.
- headline
-
noun,
a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks.
- consider
-
verb (used with object),
to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on:
- headnote
-
noun,
a brief summary, comment, or explanation that precedes a chapter, report, etc.
- headrest
-
noun,
a rest or support of any kind for the head.
- heartens
-
verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- indicate
-
verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- hearties
-
noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- increate
-
adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- Increase
-
noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- incisory
-
adjective,
adapted for cutting, as the incisor teeth.
- inchoate
-
adjective,
not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- contrail
-
noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- darioles
-
noun,
a small round mold.
- contrary
-
noun,
something that is contrary or opposite:
- hard-hit
-
adjective,
adversely affected; struck by disaster.
- inertias
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- collides
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to collide:
- colonial
-
noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- declines
-
noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- Interior
-
noun,
the internal or inner part; inside.
- colliery
-
noun,
a coal mine, including all buildings and equipment.
- declares
-
verb (used with object),
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms:
- Colliers
-
noun,
a ship for carrying coal.
- declarer
-
noun,
a person or thing that declares.
- decision
-
noun,
the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment:
- collyria
-
noun,
eyewash (def 1).
- hayrides
-
noun,
a pleasure ride or outing, usually at night, by a group in an open wagon or truck partly filled with hay.
- deciares
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- hairline
-
noun,
a very slender line.
- colloids
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a substance made up of a system of particles with linear dimensions in the range of about 10 −7 to 5 × 10 −5 cm dispersed in a continuous gaseous, liquid, or solid medium whose properties depend on the large specific surface area. The particles can be large molecules like proteins, or solid, liquid, or gaseous aggregates and they remain dispersed indefinitely.
Compare aerosol, emulsion, gel, sol4 , suspension.
- insolate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- halcyons
-
noun,
a mythical bird, usually identified with the kingfisher, said to breed about the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea, and to have the power of charming winds and waves into calmness.
- condoles
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to grieve with.
- Colonies
-
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
-
noun,
an inhabitant of a colony.
- inserted
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- colorant
-
noun,
something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye.
- coloreds
-
noun,
Older Use: Offensive.
a black person.
the colored, black people as a group.
- colorist
-
noun,
a person who uses color skillfully.
- decanter
-
noun,
a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like.
- inscroll
-
verb (used with object),
enscroll.
- inositol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 6 H 12 O 6 , derivative of cyclohexane, widely distributed in plants and seeds as phytin, and occurring in animal tissue and in urine: an essential growth factor for animal life, present in the vitamin B complex.
- Coltrane
-
noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- inherits
-
verb (used with object),
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir:
- handlers
-
noun,
a person or thing that handles.
- condyles
-
noun,
Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- inhalers
-
noun,
an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
- Iolanthe
-
noun,
an operetta (1882) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- neoliths
-
noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- chondria
-
noun,
a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- cat-eyed
-
adjective,
having eyes resembling those of a cat.
- re-trace
-
verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- retinols
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- retinoid
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances related to vitamin A and functioning like vitamin A in the body.
- retinals
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- telerans
-
noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- retainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- restrain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- allision
-
noun,
the striking of one ship by another.
- restoral
-
noun,
restoration.
- tendrils
-
noun,
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- Castillo
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Cánovas del Castillo del Rey) 1908–1984, Spanish fashion designer.
- resonate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- resinoid
-
noun,
a resinoid substance.
- resinate
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- catenoid
-
noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- retrains
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- caterers
-
noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- resident
-
noun,
a person who resides in a place.
- research
-
noun,
diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.:
- teocalli
-
noun,
a ceremonial structure of the Aztecs, consisting of a truncated terraced pyramid supporting a temple.
- Cathleen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Catherine.
- allecret
-
noun,
a half suit of light plate armor.
- Catiline
-
noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- Terceira
-
noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- catslide
-
noun,
(in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
- reorient
-
adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- rentiers
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- Teresian
-
noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- relocate
-
verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- Teresina
-
noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- Carrolls
-
noun,
Charles, 1737–1832, American patriot and legislator.
- carrions
-
noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- cedillas
-
noun,
a mark (¸) placed under a consonant letter, as under c in French, in Portuguese, and formerly in Spanish, to indicate that it is pronounced (s), under c and s in Turkish to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ch) and (sh), or under t and s in Romanian to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ts) and (sh).
- althorns
-
noun,
a valved brass musical instrument, varying in shape, that is the alto member of the cornet family.
- rocaille
-
noun,
Fine Arts. any of the fantastic ornamental, often asymmetrical, combinations characteristic of the Rococo period, consisting of rock, shell, and plant forms combined with artificial forms, esp C -curves.
- Taliesin
-
noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- roadster
-
noun,
an early automobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a large trunk or a rumble seat.
- ancestry
-
noun,
family or ancestral descent; lineage.
- Rinehart
-
noun,
Mary Roberts, 1876–1958, U.S. novelist and playwright.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- carillon
-
noun,
a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
- Richland
-
noun,
a city in SE Washington, on the Columbia River: residential and administrative quarters for the Hanford Works.
Compare Hanford (def 2).
- carioles
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- tallyhos
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a mail coach or a four-in-hand pleasure coach.
- Carleton
-
noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- Richards
-
noun,
Dickinson Woodruff [woo d-ruhf] /ˈwʊd rʌf/ (Show IPA), 1895–1973, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1956.
- carlines
-
noun,
an old woman.
- Carlisle
-
noun,
John Griffin [grif-in] /ˈgrɪf ɪn/ (Show IPA), 1835–1910, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1883–89.
- rhodoras
-
noun,
a low North American shrub, Rhododendron canadense, of the heath family, having rose-colored flowers that appear before the leaves.
- carry-on
-
noun,
a piece of carry-on luggage.
- rheotron
-
noun,
(formerly) betatron.
- re-tread
-
verb (used with or without object),
to tread again.
- carriole
-
noun,
cariole.
- carry-in
-
noun,
an appliance or machine, as a television set or a personal computer, portable enough to be taken to a store for repair.
- retrench
-
verb (used with object),
to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses).
- tea-rose
-
noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- teach-in
-
noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- carotins
-
noun,
carotene.
- Tandoori
-
noun,
a plural of tandoor.
- carotids
-
noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- rhetoric
-
noun,
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- carotene
-
noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- Caroline
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rhyolite
-
noun,
a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.
- Rhodesia
-
noun,
(as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- terraces
-
noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- Reliance
-
noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- Rochelle
-
noun,
La. La Rochelle.
- Alcyones
-
noun,
a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- theodicy
-
noun,
a vindication of the divine attributes, particularly holiness and justice, in establishing or allowing the existence of physical and moral evil.
- Theodora
-
noun,
a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.
- reasoned
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- rear-end
-
noun,
the hindmost part of something.
- Cerritos
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Theodore
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift of God.”.
- Theorell
-
noun,
Axel Hugo Teodor [ahk-suh l hoo-goh te-oh-dawr] /ˈɑk səl ˈhu goʊ ˈtɛ oʊˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1903–82, Swedish biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1955.
- realtors
-
- theories
-
noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- realties
-
noun,
real property or real estate.
- Alderney
-
noun,
one of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).
- theriacs
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- Alcithoe
-
noun,
a daughter of Minyas who was driven mad for mocking Dionysus.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- ratlines
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- thearchy
-
noun,
the rule or government of God or of a god.
- raticide
-
noun,
a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- ratholes
-
noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- rarities
-
noun,
something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
- thoraco-
-
- chayotes
-
noun,
a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers.
- ranchers
-
noun,
a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- Thrasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that thrashes.
- ranchero
-
noun,
a rancher.
- rallyist
-
noun,
a person who participates in automobile rallies.
- chaldron
-
noun,
an English dry measure formerly used for coal, coke, lime, and the like, varying locally from 32 to 36 bushels or more.
- Ayrshire
-
noun,
one of a Scottish breed of hardy dairy cattle having long, curving horns.
- Rayshell
-
- threnode
-
noun,
threnody.
- airlines
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- recision
-
noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- ceratoid
-
adjective,
hornlike; horny.
- relators
-
noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- red-rose
-
noun,
the emblem of the royal house of Lancaster.
- relation
-
noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- alienors
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- celadons
-
noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- alienist
-
noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- celerity
-
noun,
swiftness; speed.
- Reynolds
-
noun,
Sir Joshua, 1723–92, English painter.
- terranes
-
noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- Reinhold
-
noun,
a male given name.
- reynards
-
noun,
a name given to the fox, originally in the medieval beast epic Reynard the Fox.
- cellarer
-
noun,
a person in a monastery or community who is responsible for supplying food and drink.
- cellaret
-
noun,
a compartment, cabinet, or stand fitted for wine bottles.
- reenlist
-
verb (used with or without object),
to enlist again.
- Redstone
-
noun,
a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.
- redshirt
-
noun,
a high-school or college athlete kept out of varsity competition for one year to develop skills and extend eligibility.
a child held back from starting kindergarten for one year, the practice of which is believed by some parents to give the child academic, athletic, and social advantages.
- redroots
-
noun,
a North American plant, Lachnanthes caroliniana (or L. tinctoria), having sword-shaped leaves, woolly, yellowish flowers, and a root that is red in color.
- recliner
-
noun,
a person or thing that reclines.
- centiare
-
noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- thalloid
-
adjective,
resembling or consisting of a thallus.
- reclines
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- recreant
-
noun,
a coward.
- centroid
-
noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- centrals
-
noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- centiles
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- red-clay
-
noun,
a brown to red, widely distributed deep-sea deposit consisting chiefly of microscopic particles and tinted red by iron oxides and manganese.
- redolent
-
adjective,
having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
- terrines
-
noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- redcoats
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- centares
-
noun,
centiare.
- redhorse
-
noun,
any of several suckers of the genus Moxostoma, found in the fresh waters of North America, often having reddish fins.
- redirect
-
adjective,
Law. pertaining to the examination of a witness by the party calling him or her, after cross-examination.
- redlines
-
noun,
Automotive.
the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- Rochdale
-
noun,
a borough of Greater Manchester, in N England: site of one of the earliest cooperative societies 1844.
- cardoons
-
noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- air-line
-
adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- Serenity
-
noun,
the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness.
- ascender
-
noun,
a person or thing that ascends or causes ascension.
- Sharleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- shalloon
-
noun,
a light, twilled woolen fabric used chiefly for linings.
- asconoid
-
adjective,
pertaining to or resembling an ascon.
- solidary
-
adjective,
characterized by or involving community of responsibilities and interests.
- serrated
-
adjective,
having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, especially for cutting; serrate:
- antrorse
-
adjective,
bent or directed forward or upward.
- serranid
-
noun,
any of numerous percoid fishes of the family Serranidae, living chiefly in warm seas, including the sea basses and groupers.
- serotine
-
noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- solidity
-
noun,
the state, property, or quality of being solid.
- Asherite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Asher.
- sericite
-
noun,
a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar.
- sericate
-
adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- antlered
-
adjective,
having antlers.
- solitary
-
noun,
a person who lives alone or in solitude, or avoids the society of others.
- aoristic
-
adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- senorita
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- senility
-
noun,
the state of being senile, especially the weakness or mental infirmity of old age.
- Antilles
-
plural noun,
a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees)
- antihero
-
noun,
a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as nobility of mind and spirit, a life or attitude marked by action or purpose, and the like.
- sonority
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being resonant or sonorous.
- Selihoth
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) liturgical prayers serving as expressions of repentance and pleas for God's forgiveness, recited by Jews during the period, usually beginning the preceding week, before Rosh Hashanah, during the period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, and on fast days.
- asteroid
-
noun,
Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
- asthenic
-
noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- astonied
-
adjective,
dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
- seicento
-
noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- sedition
-
noun,
incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government.
- sedation
-
noun,
the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- Atchison
-
noun,
a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- ateliers
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- solenoid
-
noun,
Electricity. an electric conductor wound as a helix with small pitch, or as two or more coaxial helices, so that current through the conductor establishes a magnetic field within the conductor.
- soldiery
-
noun,
soldiers collectively.
- secretin
-
noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- societal
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- silicone
-
noun,
any of a number of polymers containing alternate silicon and oxygen atoms, as (–Si–O–Si–O–) n, whose properties are determined by the organic groups attached to the silicon atoms, and that are fluid, resinous, rubbery, extremely stable in high temperatures, and water-repellent: used as adhesives, lubricants, and hydraulic oils and in electrical insulation, cosmetics, etc.
- synchro-
-
- Sinclair
-
noun,
Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- syndetic
-
adjective,
serving to unite or connect; connective; copulative.
- silicate
-
noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- silencer
-
noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- syndical
-
adjective,
of or relating to a union of persons engaged in a particular trade.
- synechia
-
noun,
any adhesion of parts of the body, as of the iris to the cornea.
- siderite
-
noun,
Also called chalybite. a common mineral, iron carbonate, FeCO 3 , usually occurring in yellowish to deep-brown cleavable masses: a minor ore of iron.
- sidereal
-
adjective,
determined by or from the stars:
- sideline
-
noun,
a line at the side of something.
- sidehill
-
noun,
a hillside.
- Aristide
-
noun,
Jean-Bertrand, born 1953, Haitian priest and political leader: first democratically elected president, 1991, 1994–96, 2001–04.
- archines
-
noun,
arshin.
- shoelace
-
noun,
a string or lace for fastening a shoe.
- articled
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- Sheridan
-
noun,
Philip Henry, 1831–88, Union general in the Civil War.
- solander
-
noun,
a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
- arterio-
-
- arteries
-
noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- sodality
-
noun,
fellowship; comradeship.
- sodalite
-
noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
- Sheraton
-
noun,
Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- arsenite
-
noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- shoehorn
-
noun,
a shaped piece of horn, metal, or the like, inserted in the heel of a shoe to make it slip on more easily.
- arsenide
-
noun,
a compound containing two elements of which arsenic is the negative one, as silver arsenide, Ag 3 As.
- Sherrill
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Shirley.
- Shetland
-
noun,
Shetland Islands.
- shiralee
-
noun,
swag2 (def 2).
- Shirleen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Shirley.
- shithead
-
noun,
a stupid, inept, unlikable, or contemptible person.
- atherine
-
noun,
an atherine fish.
- secondly
-
adverb,
in the second place; second.
- carditis
-
noun,
inflammation of the pericardium, myocardium, or endocardium, separately or in combination.
- canoodle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to caress, fondle, or pet amorously.
- salience
-
noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- Callisto
-
noun,
Also, Kallisto. Classical Mythology. a nymph attendant on Artemis, punished for a love affair with Zeus by being changed into a bear and then transformed into stars as the constellation Ursa Major.
- Stilicho
-
noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 359?–408, Roman general and statesman.
- anethole
-
noun,
a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 12 O, having a sweet taste, obtained from anise or fennel oils or synthesized: used chiefly in perfumes, dentifrices, flavoring, synthesis of anisaldehyde, and in medicine as an antiseptic and carminative.
- caloyers
-
noun,
a monk of the Eastern Church.
- Rothesay
-
noun,
a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- rotaries
-
noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- aneroids
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- Rosellen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Candolle
-
noun,
Augustin Pyrame de [oh-gys-tan pee-ram duh] /oʊ güsˈtɛ̃ piˈram də/ (Show IPA), 1778–1841, Swiss botanist.
- Rosedale
-
noun,
a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- anecdote
-
noun,
a short account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature.
- Rosalind
-
noun,
a female given name.
- canister
-
noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- canotier
-
noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- anhydro-
-
- tachyons
-
noun,
a hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
- Rodentia
-
noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- anchoret
-
noun,
anchorite.
- tailored
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- royalist
-
noun,
a supporter or adherent of a king or royal government, especially in times of rebellion or civil war.
- tail-end
-
noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- cantoris
-
adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- andesite
-
noun,
a dark-colored volcanic rock composed essentially of plagioclase feldspar and one or more mafic minerals, as hornblende or biotite.
- Strachey
-
noun,
(Giles) Lytton [jahylz lit-n] /dʒaɪlz ˈlɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1880–1932, English biographer and literary critic.
- rolliche
-
noun,
roulade (def 2).
- stroller
-
noun,
a person who takes a leisurely walk; saunterer.
- rondelet
-
noun,
a short poem of fixed form, consisting of five lines on two rhymes, and having the opening words or word used after the second and fifth lines as an unrhymed refrain.
- rondelle
-
noun,
a small disk of glass used as an ornament in a stained-glass window.
- strainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- strained
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- saliency
-
noun,
salience.
- Calender
-
noun,
a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
- soredial
-
adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a soredium.
- Scythian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Scythia.
- anthills
-
noun,
a mound of earth, leaves, etc., formed by a colony of ants in digging or constructing their underground nest.
- sorehead
-
noun,
a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser:
- soricine
-
adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- sororate
-
noun,
subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister.
- sea-lion
-
noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- sorority
-
noun,
a society or club of women or girls, especially in a college.
- chondral
-
adjective,
of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- Scotland
-
noun,
a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- Sorrento
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: resort; cathedral; ancient ruins.
- scleroid
-
adjective,
hard or indurated.
- anterior
-
adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- sclerite
-
noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- sclereid
-
noun,
a short, thickened plant cell of the sclerenchyma, typically containing branched pits.
- stallion
-
noun,
an uncastrated adult male horse, especially one used for breeding.
- scienter
-
noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- caldrons
-
noun,
cauldron.
- anolytes
-
noun,
(in electrolysis) the portion of the electrolyte in the immediate vicinity of the anode.
- Sancerre
-
noun,
a dry white wine from the Loire valley region of France.
- sarcenet
-
noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- Stendhal
-
noun,
(Marie Henri Beyle) 1783–1842, French novelist and critic.
- sardonic
-
adjective,
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
- Steichen
-
noun,
Edward, 1879–1973, U.S. photographer.
- scallion
-
noun,
any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion.
- scenario
-
noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- schryari
-
noun,
a musical woodwind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries having a double reed concealed in a cylinder and producing a shrill tone.
- Schiller
-
noun,
a bronzelike luster, sometimes with iridescence, occurring on certain minerals.
- Caerleon
-
noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- schooler
-
noun,
a person who attends school, especially a child (usually used in combination):
- schoolie
-
noun,
a fish that swims within a school.
- schooner
-
noun,
Nautical. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts.
See also ketch, topsail schooner, yawl1 (def 2).
- cadelles
-
noun,
a small, blackish beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds, as both larva and adult, on stored grain and on other insects.
- airliner
-
noun,
a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.
- arenites
-
noun,
psammite.
- chalones
-
noun,
an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
- trailers
-
noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- tracheid
-
noun,
an elongated, tapering xylem cell having lignified, pitted, intact walls, adapted for conduction and support.
Compare vessel (def 5).
- raillery
-
noun,
good-humored ridicule; banter.
- chenille
-
noun,
a velvety cord or yarn of silk or worsted, for embroidery, fringes, etc.
- tracheo-
-
- cheroots
-
noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- trachles
-
noun,
an exhausting effort, especially walking or working.
- trade-in
-
noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- cherries
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
- Cheshire
-
noun,
Formerly Chester. a county in NW England. 899 sq. mi. (2328 sq. km).
- Traherne
-
noun,
Thomas, 1637?–74, English writer.
- adhesion
-
noun,
the act or state of adhering; state of being adhered or united:
- adherent
-
noun,
a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.; supporter; follower.
- adenitis
-
noun,
lymphadenitis.
- orchitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the testis.
- trainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- actorish
-
adjective,
exaggeratedly theatrical; affected:
- one-shot
-
noun,
a magazine, brochure, or the like that is published only one time, with no subsequent issues intended, usually containing articles and photographs devoted to one topical subject.
- treacles
-
noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- actinoid
-
adjective,
raylike; radiate.
- treadles
-
noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- actinide
-
noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- oleaster
-
noun,
an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
- oleander
-
noun,
a poisonous shrub, Nerium oleander, of the dogbane family, native to southern Eurasia, having evergreen leaves and showy clusters of pink, red, or white flowers, and widely cultivated as an ornamental.
- children
-
noun,
plural of child.
- old-rose
-
noun,
rose color with a purplish or grayish cast.
- old-line
-
adjective,
following or supporting conservative or traditional ideas, beliefs, customs, etc.
- cheloids
-
noun,
keloid.
- Chellean
-
adjective,
Abbevillian.
- chiliads
-
noun,
a group of 1000.
- Oriental
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- Charters
-
noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- toeholds
-
noun,
a small ledge or niche just large enough to support the toes, as in climbing.
- Chartres
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Eure-et-Loir, in N France, SW of Paris: cathedral.
- toenails
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- ornitho-
-
- ornithic
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- tolidine
-
noun,
any of several isomeric derivatives of biphenyl containing two methyl and two amino groups, especially the ortho isomer that is used as a reagent and in the preparation of dyes.
- toolhead
-
noun,
a toolholder that is attached to a machine tool and can be adjusted to orient the tool in various positions.
- toolshed
-
noun,
a small building where tools are stored, often in the backyard of a house.
- cheaters
-
noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- torchere
-
noun,
a tall stand for a candelabrum.
- aerolite
-
noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- Oresteia
-
noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- Torrence
-
noun,
(Frederic) Ridgely [rij-lee] /ˈrɪdʒ li/ (Show IPA), 1875–1950, U.S. poet, playwright, and editor.
- aerodyne
-
noun,
any heavier-than-air aircraft deriving its lift mainly from aerodynamic forces.
- cheerios
-
noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- ordinate
-
noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- ordinary
-
noun,
the commonplace or average condition, degree, etc.:
- ordinals
-
noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- toreador
-
noun,
a bullfighter; torero.
- cheetahs
-
noun,
a cat, Acinonyx jubatus, of southwestern Asia and Africa, resembling a leopard but having certain doglike characteristics, often trained for hunting deer, antelope, etc.: an endangered species.
- tornados
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- Tornillo
-
noun,
screw bean.
- toroidal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a toroid.
- orcinols
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- Torrance
-
noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- chelates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chelate compound.
- oystered
-
noun,
any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- oilstone
-
noun,
a block of fine-grained stone, usually oiled, for putting the final edge on certain cutting tools by abrasion.
- orthicon
-
noun,
a camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
- nitrolic
-
adjective,
of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- chlorate
-
noun,
a salt of chloric acid.
- chloride
-
noun,
a salt of hydrochloric acid consisting of two elements, one of which is chlorine, as sodium chloride, NaCl.
- chlorine
-
noun,
a halogen element, a heavy, greenish-yellow, incombustible, water-soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine: used for water purification, in the making of bleaching powder, and in the manufacture both of chemicals that do not contain chlorine, as ethylene glycol, and of those that do. Symbol: Cl; atomic weight: 35.453; atomic number: 17.
- chlorite
-
noun,
a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.
- achroite
-
noun,
the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- achiotes
-
noun,
annatto.
- tricorns
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- Achinese
-
noun,
Atjehnese.
- nitroso-
-
- Achilles
-
noun,
the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad. He killed Hector and was killed when Paris wounded him in the heel, his one vulnerable spot, with an arrow.
- nitrosyl
-
adjective,
nitroso.
- cholates
-
noun,
the salt form of cholic acid.
- nitriles
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- tricolor
-
noun,
a flag having three colors.
- cholents
-
noun,
a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.
- nitrides
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- trillion
-
noun,
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.
- choleras
-
noun,
Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathology. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc.
- acetones
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- niteries
-
noun,
a nightclub.
- trindles
-
noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- cholines
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- trinodal
-
adjective,
having three nodes or joints.
- triolein
-
noun,
olein (def 1).
- trochees
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- trochlea
-
noun,
a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.
- trochoid
-
noun,
Geometry. a curve traced by a point on a radius or an extension of the radius of a circle that rolls, without slipping, on a curve, another circle, or a straight line. Equation: x = aθ − b sin θ, y = a − b cos θ.
- chlorals
-
noun,
Also called trichloroacetaldehyde, trichloroacetic acid aldehyde. a colorless, oily liquid, C 2 Cl 3 HO, having a pungent odor, usually derived by the chlorination of ethyl alcohol or of acetaldehyde and combining with water to form chloral hydrate.
- northers
-
noun,
Chiefly Texas and Oklahoma. a cold gale from the north, formed during the winter by a vigorous outbreak of continental polar air behind a cold front.
- treenail
-
noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- trencher
-
noun,
a person or thing that digs trenches.
- chillers
-
noun,
a person or thing that chills.
- oilcloth
-
noun,
a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
- acrolith
-
noun,
a sculptured figure having the head and extremities of stone and the torso of other material.
- acrolein
-
noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- oeillade
-
noun,
an amorous glance; ogle.
- odorants
-
noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- acrodont
-
adjective,
having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.
- odonates
-
noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- acridine
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- trenails
-
noun,
treenail.
- octonary
-
noun,
a group of eight; an ogdoad.
- aconites
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- acolytes
-
noun,
an altar attendant in public worship.
- chitosan
-
noun,
a derivative of chitin, used in waste-water treatment.
- Chi-Rhos
-
noun,
the Christian monogram ( ☧ ) made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
- trenches
-
noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- trendies
-
noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- triarchy
-
noun,
government by three persons.
- Trichina
-
noun,
a nematode, Trichinella spiralis, the adults of which live in the intestine and produce larvae that encyst in the muscle tissue, especially in pigs, rats, and humans.
- trichion
-
noun,
the point of intersection of the normal hairline and the middle line of the forehead.
- chiseled
-
noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- acyloins
-
noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- chiseler
-
noun,
a person who cheats or tricks; swindler.
- trichoid
-
adjective,
resembling hair; hairlike.
- notecase
-
noun,
billfold.
- notaries
-
noun,
notary public.
- triclads
-
noun,
a planarian.
- orseille
-
noun,
orchil.
- orchido-
-
- chanties
-
noun,
chantey.
- air-core
-
adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- charnels
-
noun,
a repository for dead bodies.
- tyrosine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOC 6 H 4 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, abundant in ripe cheese, that acts as a precursor of norepinephrine and dopamine. Symbol: Y. Abbreviation: Tyr;
- Charlton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Charlyne
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Tyrolese
-
adjective, noun,
Tyrolean.
- Tirolese
-
adjective, noun,
Tyrolese.
- radicles
-
noun,
Botany.
the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- tileries
-
noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- chanteys
-
noun,
a sailors' song, especially one sung in rhythm to work.
- Charline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- radicels
-
noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- Tyrolean
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Tyrol or its inhabitants.
- thriller
-
noun,
a person or thing that thrills.
- tiercels
-
noun,
tercel.
- Othoniel
-
noun,
Othniel.
- otorrhea
-
noun,
a mucopurulent discharge from the ear.
- Charlene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- charleys
-
noun,
Victor Charlie.
- Charites
-
plural noun,
the ancient Greek name for the Graces.
- tinselly
-
adjective,
decorated with or abounding in tinsel.
- rachitis
-
noun,
rickets.
- Tirolean
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- chanters
-
noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- air-cool
-
verb (used with object),
Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
- tinselry
-
noun,
cheap and pretentious display.
- ostracon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- Charente
-
noun,
a department in W France. 2306 sq. mi. (5975 sq. km). Capital: Angoulême.
- ostracod
-
noun,
seed shrimp.
- ortolans
-
noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- Chandler
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
- thresher
-
noun,
a person or thing that threshes.
- threnody
-
noun,
a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.
- ailerons
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- elaters
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- hardens
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- soredia
-
noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- Theresa
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Teresa. Also called Theresa of Avila [ah-vee-lah] /ˈɑ viˌlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
- thereon
-
adverb,
on or upon that or it.
- head-on
-
adverb,
with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:
- ditcher
-
noun,
a person who digs ditches.
- endorse
-
noun,
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
- headset
-
noun,
Radio, Telephony. a device consisting of one or two earphones with a headband for holding them over the ears and sometimes with a mouthpiece attached.
- therein
-
adverb,
in or into that place or thing.
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- ditches
-
noun,
a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- sororal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterly.
- dithers
-
noun,
a trembling; vibration.
- stereo-
-
- headers
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- healthy
-
adjective,
possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality:
- sordino
-
noun,
mute (def 10).
- sternal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- tiercel
-
noun,
tercel.
- triaryl
-
adjective,
containing three aryl groups.
- sterno-
-
- hearths
-
noun,
the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
- sorcery
-
noun,
the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic; witchery.
- hearten
-
verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- elector
-
noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- triacid
-
adjective,
capable of combining with three molecules of a monobasic acid:
- healers
-
noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- hearted
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- sterile
-
adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- therian
-
noun,
a therian animal.
- healths
-
noun,
the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor:
- treadle
-
noun,
a lever or the like worked by continual action of the foot to impart motion to a machine.
- endears
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- hardies
-
noun,
a chisel or fuller with a square shank for insertion into a square hole (hardy hole) in a blacksmith's anvil.
- trellis
-
noun,
a frame or structure of latticework; lattice.
- hardily
-
adverb,
in a hardy manner:
- hatreds
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- harries
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- Harriet
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Harry.
- Docetae
-
plural noun,
early Christian adherents of Docetism.
- enlaces
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- starchy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- thenars
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- doctors
-
noun,
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- tillers
-
noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- Hartley
-
noun,
David, 1705–57, English physician and philosopher.
- harslet
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. haslet.
- theines
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- Theiler
-
noun,
Max, 1899–1972, South African medical scientist, in the U.S. after 1922: Nobel Prize in medicine 1951.
- harshen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become harsh:
- starred
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- stearo-
-
- tincals
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Eleatic
-
noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- enolate
-
noun,
any metallic derivative of an enol.
- stencil
-
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.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- stellar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the stars; consisting of stars.
- Stalino
-
noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- hatches
-
noun,
the act of hatching.
- haricot
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- Stanley
-
noun,
Arthur Penrhyn [pen-rin] /ˈpɛn rɪn/ (Show IPA), (Dean Stanley) 1815–81, English clergyman and author.
- Eleanor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Tillich
-
noun,
Paul Johannes [pawl yoh-han-is;; German poul yoh-hah-nuh s] /pɔl yoʊˈhæn ɪs;; German paʊl yoʊˈhɑ nəs/ (Show IPA), 1886–1965, U.S. philosopher and theologian, born in Germany.
- docents
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- thionic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sulfur.
- elderly
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) elderly people collectively; senior citizens (usually preceded by the):
- standee
-
noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- hatchel
-
noun,
hackle1 (def 5).
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- Heather
-
noun,
any of various heaths, especially Calluna vulgaris, of England and Scotland, having small, pinkish-purple flowers.
- tierced
-
adjective,
(of an escutcheon) divided vertically or horizontally into three equal parts.
- hellers
-
noun,
a noisy, rowdy, troublesome person; hellion.
- slender
-
adjective,
having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length:
- helotry
-
noun,
serfdom; slavery.
- Heloise
-
noun,
1101?–64, French abbess: pupil of and secretly married to Pierre Abélard.
Compare Abélard.
- slither
-
noun,
a slithering movement; slide.
- helloes
-
noun,
the call “hello” (used as an expression of greeting):
- hellish
-
adjective,
of, like, or suitable to hell; infernal; vile; horrible:
- snatchy
-
adjective,
consisting of, occurring in, or characterized by snatches; spasmodic; irregular.
- hellion
-
noun,
a disorderly, troublesome, rowdy, or mischievous person.
- helleri
-
noun,
a brightly colored, playful topminnow that is a hybrid of Xiphophorus helleri and X. maculatus, bred for aquariums.
- henries
-
noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- snitchy
-
adjective,
cross; ill-tempered.
- Sno-Cat
-
- snorter
-
noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- trindle
-
noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- trinary
-
adjective,
consisting of three parts, or proceeding by three; ternary.
- hellcat
-
noun,
a bad-tempered, spiteful, woman; shrew.
- thrills
-
noun,
a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, sometimes manifested as a tremor or tingling sensation passing through the body.
- society
-
noun,
an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- elytron
-
noun,
one of the pair of hardened forewings of certain insects, as beetles, forming a protective covering for the posterior or flight wings.
- slather
-
noun,
Often, slathers. a generous amount:
- threads
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- Heredia
-
noun,
José María de [Spanish haw-se mah-ree-ah th e] /Spanish hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1905, French poet, born in Cuba.
- trolley
-
noun,
trolley car.
- heretic
-
noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- elicits
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Elysian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling Elysium.
- trochee
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- trochal
-
adjective,
resembling a wheel.
- trocars
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- trysail
-
noun,
a triangular or quadrilateral sail having its luff hooped or otherwise bent to a mast, used for lying to or keeping a vessel headed into the wind; spencer.
- herdics
-
noun,
a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- slander
-
noun,
defamation; calumny:
- herders
-
noun,
a person in charge of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- heralds
-
noun,
(formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- synodic
-
adjective,
Astronomy. pertaining to a conjunction, or to two successive conjunctions of the same bodies.
- synthol
-
noun,
a synthetic motor fuel produced by heating, under pressure, hydrogen and carbon monoxide in the presence of a catalyst.
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- sirloin
-
noun,
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.
- elision
-
noun,
the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
- Slayton
-
noun,
Donald Kent ("Deke") 1924–1993, U.S. astronaut.
- triodes
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- thronos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek chair, usually highly ornamented, having a high seat and back and rectangular turned or carved legs ending in animal feet.
- Ellison
-
noun,
Ralph (Waldo) [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1914–1994, U.S. novelist, essayist, and lecturer.
- thionyl
-
adjective,
sulfinyl.
- encodes
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- enchase
-
verb (used with object),
to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
- Electra
-
noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- electr-
-
- enclose
-
verb (used with object),
to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
- hectare
-
noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- distich
-
noun,
a unit of two lines of verse, usually a self-contained statement; couplet.
- distyle
-
adjective,
having two columns.
- thyroid
-
noun,
thyroid gland.
- encores
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- hedonic
-
adjective,
of, characterizing, or pertaining to pleasure:
- distill
-
verb (used with object),
to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent condensation, as for purification or concentration.
- steroid
-
noun,
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- heathen
-
noun,
(in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
- Heaters
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- triclad
-
noun,
a planarian.
- end-all
-
noun,
the ultimate purpose, object, or conclusion:
- soliton
-
- endarch
-
adjective,
(of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.
- tricho-
-
- hectors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- solicit
-
verb (used with object),
to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.:
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Elohist
-
noun,
a writer of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Elohim rather than Yahweh.
- thready
-
adjective,
consisting of or resembling a thread or threads; fibrous; filamentous.
- tycoons
-
noun,
a person of great wealth, influence, or power; magnate:
- sociol.
-
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- Helicon
-
noun,
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
- elodeas
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- helico-
-
- thralls
-
noun,
a person who is in bondage; slave.
- Thraces
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- thorias
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- helices
-
noun,
a plural of helix.
- heliced
-
adjective,
decorated with spirals.
- tricorn
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- helical
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral.
- soldier
-
noun,
a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- disroot
-
verb (used with object),
to uproot; dislodge.
- distain
-
verb (used with object),
to discolor; stain; sully.
- thorons
-
noun,
a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
- handset
-
noun,
Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
- handily
-
adverb,
skillfully; dexterously; expertly:
- handsel
-
noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- estriol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- ethanol
-
noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- ethanes
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- torches
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- etesian
-
adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- technol
-
- eternal
-
noun,
something that is eternal.
- etalons
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- Teheran
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Iran, in the N part: wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin 1943.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- estrade
-
noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- echino-
-
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- Teleran
-
noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- tellers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tells, relates, or communicates; narrator:
- tellies
-
noun,
television.
- esotery
-
noun,
esotericism.
- tenaces
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Torelli
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1650?–1708, Italian composer and violinist.
- techno-
-
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- teacher
-
noun,
a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- earthly
-
adjective,
of or relating to the earth, especially as opposed to heaven; worldly.
- toroids
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- tirades
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- entoils
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- ecartes
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- tornado
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- teaches
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- Echidna
-
noun,
Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines.
- echards
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- echelon
-
noun,
a level of command, authority, or rank:
Synonyms: place, rank, hierarchy, authority, grade, office; row, tier, rung; social standing, position, class, standing.
- ethions
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- ethynes
-
noun,
acetylene.
- ethylic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the ethyl group.
- Toryish
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a Tory.
- ethical
-
adjective,
pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- toreros
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- eyelash
-
noun,
one of the short, thick, curved hairs growing as a fringe on the edge of an eyelid.
- tenches
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- Terrell
-
noun,
a city in NE Texas.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- toeshoe
-
noun,
a dance slipper fitted with a thick, reinforced toe to enable the ballet dancer to toe-dance.
- teredos
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- erosion
-
noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- erodent
-
adjective,
eroding; erosive:
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- heriots
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- Eritrea
-
noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- toehold
-
noun,
a small ledge or niche just large enough to support the toes, as in climbing.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- ternary
-
noun,
a group of three.
- terrace
-
noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- Ercilla
-
noun,
Alonso de [ah-lawn-saw th e] /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1533–94, Spanish epic poet; soldier in the conquest of Chile.
- Ehrlich
-
noun,
Paul [poul] /paʊl/ (Show IPA), 1854–1915, German physician, bacteriologist, and chemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1908.
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- tochers
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Erhardt
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tercels
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- tenders
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- tensile
-
adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- tendril
-
noun,
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- escheat
-
noun,
the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
- Tenedos
-
noun,
an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
- eidolon
-
noun,
a phantom; apparition.
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- tenrecs
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- errhine
-
noun,
a medicine to be snuffed up the nostrils to promote sneezing and increased discharges.
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- tollies
-
noun,
candle (def 1).
- ecotone
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- errancy
-
noun,
the state or an instance of erring.
- tollers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tolls.
- terrane
-
noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- toledos
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1515–84? Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
- edacity
-
noun,
the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite.
- toheroa
-
noun,
a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
- errands
-
noun,
a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
- eidetic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail.
- edition
-
noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- tarnish
-
noun,
a tarnished coating.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- handles
-
noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hayseed
-
noun,
grass seed, especially that shaken out of hay.
- styrene
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 8 H 8 , having a penetrating aromatic odor, usually prepared from ethylene and benzene or ethylbenzene, that polymerizes to a clear transparent material and copolymerizes with other materials to form synthetic rubbers.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- halicot
-
noun,
haricot2 .
- thalers
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- entails
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Halcyon
-
noun,
a mythical bird, usually identified with the kingfisher, said to breed about the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea, and to have the power of charming winds and waves into calmness.
- elastin
-
noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- thallic
-
adjective,
of or containing thallium, especially in the trivalent state.
- stollen
-
noun,
a sweetened bread made from raised dough, usually containing nuts, raisins, and citron.
- storied
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- trailer
-
noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- enteral
-
adjective,
enteric.
- Dorothy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- traders
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- Drayton
-
noun,
Michael, 1563–1631, English poet.
- Tyndale
-
noun,
William, c1492–1536, English religious reformer, translator of the Bible into English, and martyr.
- halides
-
noun,
a chemical compound in which one of the elements is a halogen.
- halites
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- stridor
-
noun,
a harsh, grating, or creaking sound.
- Halsted
-
noun,
William Stewart ("Brill") 1852–1922, U.S. surgeon and educator.
- doilies
-
noun,
any small, ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace.
- sthenia
-
noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- Handler
-
noun,
a person or thing that handles.
- sthenic
-
adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- treacle
-
noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- erector
-
noun,
Also, erecter. a person or thing that erects.
- halters
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- enrolls
-
verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- dollars
-
noun,
a paper money, silver or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to 100 cents. Symbol: $.
- haloids
-
noun,
a haloid salt or derivative from a halogen.
- halloes
-
noun,
the cry “hallo!”.
- dollies
-
noun,
Informal. a doll.
- Dolores
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “sorrows.”.
- halloos
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- trashed
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- donates
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- transl.
-
- styloid
-
adjective,
Botany. resembling a style; slender and pointed.
- tranche
-
noun,
Finance.
one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment:
a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering:
- hayride
-
noun,
a pleasure ride or outing, usually at night, by a group in an open wagon or truck partly filled with hay.
- drastic
-
adjective,
acting with force or violence; violent.
- ethnics
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- etoiles
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- torsade
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- Torreon
-
noun,
a city in N Mexico.
- talions
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- Torrens
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- tallies
-
noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- tallyho
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a mail coach or a four-in-hand pleasure coach.
- Drosera
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs, comprising the sundews.
- terrine
-
noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- tallish
-
adjective,
rather tall.
- Tancred
-
noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- earshot
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- entices
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- eyeshot
-
noun,
range of vision; view:
- terries
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- tandoor
-
noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- ethnol.
-
- earthen
-
adjective,
composed of earth.
- hadiths
-
noun,
Islam. a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions.
- tracery
-
noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- tachiol
-
noun,
silver fluoride.
- enthral
-
verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- tachyon
-
noun,
a hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.
- enteric
-
noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- Dreiser
-
noun,
Theodore, 1871–1945, U.S. novelist.
- hairdos
-
noun,
the style in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, and worn; coiffure.
- entero-
-
- Drenthe
-
noun,
a province in E Netherlands. 1011 sq. mi. (2620 sq. km).
- tahinis
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- Tyndall
-
noun,
John, 1820–93, English physicist.
- tailles
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- trachle
-
noun,
an exhausting effort, especially walking or working.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Taylors
-
noun,
A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale) 1906–90, English historian.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- dry-rot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a decay of seasoned timber, resulting in its becoming brittle and crumbling to a dry powder, caused by various fungi.
any of various diseases of plants in which the rotted tissues are dry.
- trachy-
-
- tindery
-
adjective,
resembling tinder; highly inflammable or inflammatory.
- hadrons
-
noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- tinders
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- tineids
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- eoliths
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- sincere
-
adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- larders
-
noun,
a room or place where food is kept; pantry.
- latosol
-
noun,
a reddish lateritic soil of the tropics, deeply weathered and infertile, characterized by hydroxides of iron and aluminum.
- latinos
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- lathers
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- ostiole
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- lathery
-
adjective,
consisting of, covered with, or capable of producing lather.
- latency
-
noun,
the state of being latent.
- latches
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- larries
-
noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- lardons
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- ostrich
-
noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- Lardner
-
noun,
Ring(gold Wilmer) [ring-gohld wil-mer] /ˈrɪŋˌgoʊld ˈwɪl mər/ (Show IPA), 1885–1933, U.S. short-story writer and journalist.
- larches
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- osteoid
-
adjective,
resembling bone; bonelike.
- Othello
-
noun,
a tragedy (1604) by Shakespeare.
- Othniel
-
noun,
a judge of Israel. Judges 3:9.
- larceny
-
noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Laodice
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
- radicel
-
noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- landler
-
noun,
an Austrian and southern German folk dance in moderately slow triple meter, antecedent to the waltz.
- Landers
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- lancets
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lancers
-
noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- radices
-
noun,
a plural of radix.
- radicle
-
noun,
Botany.
the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- raiders
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- ostiary
-
noun,
Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church.
a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders.
the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Laertes
-
noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- lectins
-
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.
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- Lenclos
-
noun,
Anne [ahn,, an] /ɑn,, an/ (Show IPA), (Ninon de Lenclos) 1620–1705? French courtesan and wit.
- leister
-
noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orioles
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- Orlando
-
noun,
Vittorio Emanuele [veet-taw-ryaw e-mah-noo-e-le] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ ˌɛ mɑ nuˈɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1860–1952, Italian statesman.
- leyland
-
noun,
a town in Lancashire, N England.
- lectors
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Orleans
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- ornith-
-
- oroides
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- lectern
-
noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- leaches
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- Leclair
-
noun,
Jean Marie [zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɑ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1697–1764, French violinist and composer.
- Orthros
-
noun,
Greek Orthodox Church. the morning office, corresponding to matins.
- lechers
-
noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- lechery
-
noun,
unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire.
- ortolan
-
noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- Osceola
-
noun,
1804–38, U.S. Indian leader: chief of the Seminole tribe.
- leather
-
noun,
the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
- learner
-
noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- Learned
-
adjective,
having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- leaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Leander
-
noun,
a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.
- lead-in
-
noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- leaders
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- ladrone
-
noun,
a thief.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- recline
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- reality
-
noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- Isidora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- re-ally
-
verb (used with or without object),
to ally again or anew.
- isation
-
- Isadore
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- Realtor
-
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- ironers
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- recalls
-
noun,
an act of recalling.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- readily
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly; easily:
- Ireland
-
noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- Iredell
-
noun,
James, 1751–99, associate justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1790–99.
- Ionesco
-
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.
- iolites
-
noun,
cordierite.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Records
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- Yolande
-
noun,
a female given name.
- iodines
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- rectory
-
noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- iodates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- redacts
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- red-hat
-
noun,
the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- Ladinos
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- isotach
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- Rainier
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- Lachish
-
noun,
a Canaanite city captured by Joshua: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- Lachine
-
noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- rallies
-
noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- ralline
-
adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- rancher
-
noun,
a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- italics
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Israeli
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- ranches
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- ranchos
-
noun,
a ranch.
- readers
-
noun,
a person who reads.
- isoline
-
noun,
isogram.
- rancors
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Randers
-
noun,
a seaport in E Jutland, in Denmark.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- ratches
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- isohyet
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- rathole
-
noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- reaches
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- Lenotre
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- oreides
-
noun,
oroide.
- inthral
-
verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- N-shell
-
noun,
the fourth shell of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom and containing, when filled, 32 electrons having principal quantum number 4.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- nacelle
-
noun,
the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
- lotions
-
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.
- Oceanid
-
noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- Lothian
-
noun,
a region in E Scotland. 700 sq. mi. (1813 sq. km).
- ocellar
-
adjective,
pertaining to an ocellus.
- ocelots
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- ochroid
-
adjective,
yellow as ocher.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- ocreate
-
adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Lorelei
-
noun,
a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
- looneys
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- notches
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- Londres
-
noun,
a cylindrically shaped cigar of medium to large size.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Odoacer
-
noun,
a.d. 434?–493, first barbarian ruler of Italy 476–493.
- odonate
-
noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- odorant
-
noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- oersted
-
noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic intensity, equal to the magnetic pole of unit strength when undergoing a force of one dyne in a vacuum. Abbreviation: Oe.
- locator
-
noun,
a person who locates something.
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- oilseed
-
noun,
any of several seeds, as the castor bean, sesame, or cottonseed, from which an oil is expressed.
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Locarno
-
noun,
a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
- oldster
-
noun,
an old or elderly person.
- oleates
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- nostril
-
noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- Nereids
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- Nicolle
-
noun,
Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, French physician: Nobel prize 1928.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Nicolay
-
noun,
John George, 1832–1901, U.S. biographer.
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- Nidaros
-
noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- Nichols
-
noun,
John, born 1940, U.S. novelist.
- Nichole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nilotes
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- nitchie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a North-American Indian.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- nitride
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- neolith
-
noun,
a Neolithic stone implement.
- neither
-
pronoun,
not either; not one person or the other; not one thing or the other:
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- nodical
-
adjective,
of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- nectary
-
noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- noyades
-
noun,
destruction or execution by drowning, especially as practiced at Nantes, France, in 1793–94, during the Reign of Terror.
- noodles
-
noun,
a narrow strip of unleavened egg dough that has been rolled thin and dried, boiled, and served alone or in soups, casseroles, etc.; a ribbon-shaped pasta.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- norther
-
noun,
Chiefly Texas and Oklahoma. a cold gale from the north, formed during the winter by a vigorous outbreak of continental polar air behind a cold front.
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- locales
-
noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- lentoid
-
noun,
a lentoid body.
- lictors
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- Lindsey
-
noun,
Ben(jamin Barr) [bahr] /bɑr/ (Show IPA), 1869–1943, U.S. jurist and authority on juvenile delinquency.
- Lindsay
-
noun,
Howard, 1889–1968, U.S. playwright, producer, and actor.
- Lyndora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lindley
-
noun,
John, 1799–1865, English botanist.
- lindies
-
noun,
Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- lynches
-
noun,
John ("Jack") 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
- Linares
-
noun,
a city in S Spain.
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Liestal
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- orcinol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
- liernes
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- ordains
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- ordeals
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- lycosid
-
noun,
a spider of the family Lycosidae, comprising the wolf spiders.
- lineate
-
adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- Lychnis
-
noun,
any showy-flowered plant belonging to the genus Lychnis, of the pink family.
- license
-
noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- Liatris
-
noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- orderly
-
noun,
Military. an enlisted soldier assigned to perform various chores for a commanding officer or group of officers.
- liaison
-
noun,
the contact or connection maintained by communications between units of the armed forces or of any other organization in order to ensure concerted action, cooperation, etc.
- letches
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Lesotho
-
noun,
a monarchy in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 11,716 sq. mi. (30,344 sq. km). Capital: Maseru.
- Leotine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leotard
-
noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- Leonora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Leonids
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- ordinal
-
noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- Leonard
-
noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- orchils
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- orchard
-
noun,
an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
- loathly
-
adverb,
reluctantly; unwillingly.
- oocytes
-
noun,
an immature egg cell of the animal ovary; in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle, becoming an ootid and then an ovum, while several others partially mature and then disintegrate.
- loathes
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- loaners
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- loaders
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- loaches
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- onychia
-
noun,
inflammation of the matrix of the nail.
- Onitsha
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- lithol.
-
- lithoid
-
adjective,
resembling stone; stonelike.
- lithias
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- onliest
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- onshore
-
adverb,
onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water:
- literal
-
noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- litchis
-
noun,
the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- oolites
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- ooliths
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- ootheca
-
noun,
a case or capsule containing eggs, as that of certain gastropods and insects.
- oraches
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- orality
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being oral; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the oral phase of psychosexual development.
- lisente
-
noun,
plural of sente.
- orarion
-
noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- lioncel
-
noun,
a lion: so called when three or more are displayed on an escutcheon.
- linters
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- lintels
-
noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- linseed
-
noun,
flaxseed.
- Oratory
-
noun,
skill or eloquence in public speaking:
- red-hot
-
noun,
a person who has great fervor or intensity, as for a goal or cause.
- redline
-
noun,
Automotive.
the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- Sillery
-
noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec.
- hoidens
-
noun,
a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
- Scythia
-
noun,
the ancient name of a region in SE Europe and Asia, between the Black and Aral seas.
- Holland
-
noun,
John Philip, 1840–1914, Irish inventor in the U.S.
- scleral
-
adjective,
sclerotic (def 1).
- sclero-
-
- scolion
-
noun,
a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
- Holiday
-
noun,
a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- sealery
-
noun,
a place where seals are caught.
- holders
-
noun,
something that holds or secures:
- Seconal
-
- seconde
-
noun,
the second of the eight defensive positions.
- hoydens
-
noun,
a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
- hoarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- hollies
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex, as I. opaca (American holly) the state tree of Delaware, or I. aquifolium (English holly) having glossy, spiny-toothed leaves, small, whitish flowers, and red berries.
- hitches
-
noun,
the act or fact of fastening, as to something, especially temporarily.
- secondo
-
noun,
the second or lower part in a duet, especially in a piano duet.
- Sectary
-
noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- history
-
noun,
the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
- histone
-
noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- histoid
-
adjective,
Pathology. resembling normal tissue in structure.
- sectile
-
adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- Seeland
-
noun,
Zealand.
- selenic
-
adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- seleno-
-
- hyster-
-
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- hollers
-
noun,
a loud cry used to express pain or surprise, to attract attention, to call for help, etc.
- scholia
-
noun,
Often, scholia.
an explanatory note or comment.
an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- senhora
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- sanicle
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- salient
-
noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- hordein
-
noun,
a simple protein of the prolamin class, found in barley grain.
- Horatio
-
noun,
a male given name.
- saltern
-
noun,
a saltworks.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- saltine
-
noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- hooters
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- Hoosier
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- hoorays
-
interjection, verb (used without object), noun,
hurrah.
- sandlot
-
noun,
a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- hooches
-
noun,
alcoholic liquor.
- sarcode
-
noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- scholar
-
noun,
a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
- honoree
-
noun,
a person who receives an honor, award, or special recognition.
- honored
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- sarcoid
-
noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- honesty
-
noun,
the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- honeyed
-
noun,
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- honchos
-
noun,
a leader, especially an assertive leader; chief.
- holster
-
noun,
a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.
- satchel
-
noun,
a small bag, sometimes with a shoulder strap.
- scalene
-
adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- Scarlet
-
noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- Scarron
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
- scenery
-
noun,
the general appearance of a place; the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape.
- Scheldt
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing from N France through W Belgium and SW Netherlands into the North Sea. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- hircine
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a goat.
- Hindoos
-
noun,
Hindu.
- hornito
-
noun,
a low oven-shaped mound of congealed lava, common in some volcanic districts, emitting hot smoke and vapors in the final stages of activity.
- sidero-
-
- shortie
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- hydrant
-
noun,
an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet, usually in the street, for drawing water from a main or service pipe, especially for fighting fires.
- shortly
-
adverb,
in a short time; soon.
- Hichens
-
noun,
Robert Smythe [smahyth,, smahyth] /smaɪð,, smaɪθ/ (Show IPA), 1864–1950, English novelist.
- Shriner
-
noun,
a member of a fraternal order (Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine) that is an auxiliary of the Masonic order and is dedicated to good fellowship, health programs, charitable works, etc.
- syconia
-
noun,
a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- hyaloid
-
noun,
hyaloid membrane.
- sidecar
-
noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- hyalite
-
noun,
a colorless variety of opal, sometimes transparent like glass, and sometimes whitish and translucent.
- hyaline
-
noun,
Also, hyalin, H04/H0454500 hahy-uh-lin, ˈhaɪ ə lɪn. Biochemistry.
a horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin.
a structureless, transparent substance found in cartilage, the eye, etc., resulting from the pathological degeneration of tissue.
- heteros
-
noun,
Informal. a heterosexual person.
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- hetero-
-
- Hershey
-
noun,
Alfred Day, 1908–97, U.S. biologist: helped lay the foundation of modern molecular genetics; Nobel Prize in Medicine 1969.
- shorten
-
verb (used with object),
to make short or shorter.
- syenite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting chiefly of orthoclase and oligoclase with hornblende, biotite, or augite.
- Herriot
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1872–1957, French statesman, political leader, and author.
- Herries
-
verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- silence
-
noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- heronry
-
noun,
a place where a colony of herons breeds.
- heroins
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- heroine
-
noun,
a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- heroics
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- hernio-
-
- silicle
-
noun,
a short silique.
- silicon
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element, having amorphous and crystalline forms, occurring in a combined state in minerals and rocks and constituting more than one fourth of the earth's crust: used in steelmaking, alloys, etc. Symbol: Si; atomic weight: 28.086; atomic number: 14; specific gravity: 2.4 at 20°C.
- hernias
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- heritor
-
noun,
inheritor.
- Shorter
-
noun,
Frank, born 1947, U.S. marathon runner.
- hydrase
-
noun,
any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the addition of a water molecule into a compound without causing hydrolysis.
- hinders
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- Shearer
-
noun,
Moira (Moira Shearer King) 1926–2006, British ballerina.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- hilloas
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- Hillyer
-
noun,
Robert (Silliman) [sil-i-muh n] /ˈsɪl ɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1895–1961, U.S. poet and critic.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- Hillary
-
noun,
Sir Edmund P. 1919–2008, New Zealand mountain climber who scaled Mt. Everest 1953.
- Serrano
-
noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- serrate
-
adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- serried
-
adjective,
pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows:
- shallot
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa aggregatum (or A. ascalonicum), related to the onion, having a divided bulb used for flavoring in cookery.
- hyenoid
-
adjective,
resembling a hyena.
- shantey
-
noun,
chantey.
- Sharrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sharon.
- sheared
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- sheathe
-
verb (used with object),
to put (a sword, dagger, etc.) into a sheath.
- shooter
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.:
- Sheelah
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sheitan
-
noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- sheitel
-
noun,
a wig worn by certain Orthodox Jewish married women in keeping with an old rabbinical precept that forbids a woman to leave her hair uncovered in the sight of a man other than her husband.
- Sheldon
-
noun,
a male given name.
- shellac
-
noun,
lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- shelled
-
noun,
a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
- Shelley
-
noun,
Mary Wollstonecraft (Godwin) [woo l-stuh n-kraft,, -krahft] /ˈwʊl stənˌkræft,, -ˌkrɑft/ (Show IPA), 1797–1851, English author (wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley).
- sheller
-
noun,
a person, device, machine, etc., that shells something, as peas or clams.
- shelter
-
noun,
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- Shelton
-
noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- Shirley
-
noun,
James, 1596–1666, English dramatist.
- shochet
-
noun,
shohet.
- shoo-in
-
noun,
a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win.
- hydrate
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
- Hornell
-
noun,
a city in S New York.
- salicin
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- redroot
-
noun,
a North American plant, Lachnanthes caroliniana (or L. tinctoria), having sword-shaped leaves, woolly, yellowish flowers, and a root that is red in color.
- retells
-
verb (used with object),
to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way:
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- indorse
-
verb (used with object),
endorse.
- indoors
-
adverb,
in or into a house or building:
- indoles
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- indites
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- re-sort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- restore
-
verb (used with object),
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- indicts
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- indices
-
noun,
a plural of index.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retards
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- retches
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- retiary
-
adjective,
using a net or any entangling device.
- inhaler
-
noun,
an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
- reticle
-
noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- inclose
-
verb (used with object),
enclose.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- incised
-
adjective,
cut into:
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- retired
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- retires
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- retools
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- retrace
-
verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- Ilocano
-
noun,
a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- rescind
-
verb (used with object),
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
- illites
-
noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- relator
-
noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- reentry
-
noun,
an act of reentering.
- Reynard
-
noun,
a name given to the fox, originally in the medieval beast epic Reynard the Fox.
- Reynold
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Reginald.
- Reynosa
-
noun,
a city in N Tamaulipas, in E Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- reladle
-
verb (used with object),
to mix (molten alloy steel) by pouring from ladle to ladle.
- re-laid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- related
-
adjective,
associated; connected.
- instill
-
verb (used with object),
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
- instead
-
Idioms,
instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
- relates
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- install
-
verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- insider
-
noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- inshore
-
adverb,
toward the shore:
- relents
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- inhales
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- relicts
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- reliers
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- relishy
-
- rentier
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- inliers
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- rereads
-
noun,
the act of reading something again.
- reredos
-
noun,
a screen or a decorated part of the wall behind an altar in a church.
- inherit
-
verb (used with object),
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir:
- rescale
-
verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- inheres
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- retread
-
noun,
a tire that has been retreaded.
- Illyria
-
noun,
an ancient country along the E coast of the Adriatic.
- Salerno
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- horsily
-
adverb,
in a horsy manner.
- hotline
-
noun,
hot line.
- royster
-
verb (used without object),
roister.
- Rolland
-
noun,
Romain [raw-man] /rɔˈmɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, French novelist, music critic, and dramatist: Nobel prize 1915.
- rollers
-
noun,
a person or thing that rolls.
- hothead
-
noun,
an impetuous or short-tempered person.
- Rollins
-
noun,
Theodore Walter ("Sonny") born 1930, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- hotches
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to fidget or shiver.
- hot-air
-
noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- hostler
-
noun,
a person who takes care of horses, especially at an inn.
- hostile
-
noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- rondels
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- Ronsard
-
noun,
Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1524–85, French poet.
- hosiery
-
noun,
stockings or socks of any kind.
- rooster
-
noun,
the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
- iatrics
-
- rooters
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Rosario
-
noun,
a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- Rosella
-
noun,
any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia.
- Roselle
-
noun,
a tropical plant, Hibiscus sabdariffa, of the mallow family, grown for its thick, red calyx and bracts, used in making jellies and as a substitute for cranberries.
- roseola
-
noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- Rostand
-
noun,
Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- horrent
-
adjective,
bristling; standing erect like bristles.
- rostral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a rostrum.
- sadiron
-
noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- sainted
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- saintly
-
adjective,
pertaining to, like, or befitting a saint:
- roister
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- Roerich
-
noun,
Nicholas Konstantinovich [nik-uh-luh s kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk ə ləs ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1947, Russian painter, archaeologist, and author; in the U.S. after 1920.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Ricardo
-
noun,
David, 1772–1823, English economist.
- yestern
-
adjective,
yester.
- yester-
-
- Yenisei
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing N from the Sayan Mountains to the Kara Sea. 2566 miles (4080 km) long.
- rhachis
-
noun,
rachis.
- Rhenish
-
noun,
British. Rhine wine.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Rhetian
-
noun,
Raetic.
- rhetors
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- idyllic
-
adjective,
suitable for or suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple or rustic:
- Rhodian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Rhodes.
- identic
-
adjective,
identical.
- Rhodora
-
noun,
a low North American shrub, Rhododendron canadense, of the heath family, having rose-colored flowers that appear before the leaves.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Richard
-
noun,
Maurice [maw-rees;; French moh-rees] /mɔˈris;; French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), ("Rocket") 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player.
- Iceland
-
noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- ideates
-
noun,
ideatum.
- ideally
-
adverb,
in accordance with an ideal; perfectly.
- richens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- Richier
-
noun,
Germaine [zher-men] /ʒɛrˈmɛn/ (Show IPA), 1904–59, French sculptor.
- Richter
-
noun,
Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- ridleys
-
noun,
Also called Atlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle. a gray sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, about 24 inches (61 cm) long, previously thought to be a hybrid of the loggerhead and green turtles: an endangered species.
- Ryeland
-
noun,
one of an English breed of white-faced sheep, yielding wool of high quality.
- rillets
-
noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- roaches
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- roadeos
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- roaster
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- rochets
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- rodents
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- ichnite
-
noun,
a fossil footprint.
- Hitachi
-
noun,
an industrial city in E Honshu, Japan.
- renders
-
noun,
Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- corners
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- crayons
-
noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- cradles
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- areoles
-
noun,
an areola.
- cotidal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a coincidence of tides.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- costrel
-
noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- costard
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- cranio-
-
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- aristo-
-
- corslet
-
noun,
corselet (def 2).
- corsair
-
noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- corrody
-
noun,
Old English Law. corody.
- corrode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
- corrido
-
noun,
a Mexican ballad or folksong about struggle against oppression and injustice.
- corrida
-
noun,
a bullfight.
- correl.
-
- Ardeche
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2145 sq. mi. (5555 sq. km). Capital: Privas.
- craniol
-
- corrade
-
verb (used with object),
to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
- creosol
-
noun,
a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Croydon
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England: airport.
- Crystal
-
noun,
a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice.
- criollo
-
noun,
a person born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
Compare Creole (def 1).
- criolla
-
noun,
a woman or girl born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- crinoid
-
noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- archils
-
noun,
orchil.
- creoles
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- craters
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- crenels
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- crenate
-
adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- archine
-
noun,
arshin.
- archit.
-
- archons
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- archsee
-
noun,
archbishopric.
- credits
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- credent
-
adjective,
Archaic. believing.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- creates
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- corrals
-
noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- archery
-
noun,
the art, practice, or skill of an archer.
- constr.
-
- astrol.
-
- atelier
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- athrill
-
adjective,
affected with a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement; tingling (usually used predicatively):
- coolant
-
noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- control
-
noun,
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- contra-
-
- contoid
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sound characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air in the vocal tract; consonantlike.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- consort
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- console
-
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.
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- conoids
-
noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- conidia
-
noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- condors
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- cadelle
-
noun,
a small, blackish beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus, that feeds, as both larva and adult, on stored grain and on other insects.
- condole
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to grieve with.
- condyle
-
noun,
Anatomy. the smooth surface area at the end of a bone, forming part of a joint.
- coltish
-
adjective,
playful; frolicsome.
- astroid
-
noun,
a hypocycloid with four cusps.
- coolths
-
noun,
coolness.
- coroner
-
noun,
an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes.
- Coryell
-
noun,
John Russell, 1848–1924, U.S. author of detective and adventure stories.
- coronas
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- coronal
-
noun,
a crown; coronet.
- Corolla
-
noun,
the inner envelope of floral leaves of a flower, usually of delicate texture and of some color other than green; the petals considered collectively.
- Cornish
-
noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cornels
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- Cornell
-
noun,
Ezra, 1809–74, U.S. capitalist and philanthropist.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- arroyos
-
noun,
(chiefly in southwest U.S.) a small steep-sided watercourse or gulch with a nearly flat floor: usually dry except after heavy rains.
- Corinth
-
noun,
an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- Coryate
-
noun,
Thomas, 1577–1617, English traveler and author.
- coontie
-
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.
- arseno-
-
- arteri-
-
- arthro-
-
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- Corelli
-
noun,
Arcangelo [ahr-kahn-je-law] /ɑrˈkɑn dʒɛˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer.
- cordons
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- cordite
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- cordial
-
noun,
a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
- Cordele
-
noun,
a city in SW Georgia.
- cordate
-
adjective,
heart-shaped:
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- archers
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- crosier
-
noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- cahiers
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- deities
-
noun,
a god or goddess.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- deliria
-
noun,
Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.
- Delilah
-
noun,
Samson's mistress, who betrayed him to the Philistines. Judges 16.
- delicts
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- Delicia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- delates
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- Allende
-
noun,
Isabel, born 1942, Chilean novelist.
- Delanos
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- Delaney
-
noun,
Shelagh [shee-luh] /ˈʃi lə/ (Show IPA), 1939–2011, English playwright.
- Delaine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- Allison
-
noun,
Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- Deloria
-
noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- deicers
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- dehorts
-
verb (used with object),
to try to dissuade.
- allseed
-
noun,
any of various many-seeded plants, as the goosefoot, Chenopodium polyspermum, and the knotgrass, Polygonum aviculare.
- Allston
-
noun,
Washington, 1799–1843, U.S. painter, novelist, and poet.
- dehorns
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- dehisce
-
verb (used without object),
to burst open, as capsules of plants; gape.
- decries
-
verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- decrial
-
noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- decolor
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- althorn
-
noun,
a valved brass musical instrument, varying in shape, that is the alto member of the cornet family.
- Delores
-
noun,
a female given name.
- deltaic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or like a delta.
- declare
-
verb (used with object),
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms:
- derries
-
noun,
a meaningless refrain or chorus in old songs.
- destool
-
verb (used with object),
to remove (a West African ruler) from office.
- Destiny
-
noun,
something that is to happen or has happened to a particular person or thing; lot or fortune.
- Alceste
-
noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- destine
-
verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- destain
-
verb (used with object),
to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
- Alcides
-
noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- Alcyone
-
noun,
a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- descent
-
noun,
the act, process, or fact of moving from a higher to a lower position. Synonyms: falling, sinking; fall, drop.
- alcohol
-
noun,
Also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, ethanol, fermentation alcohol. a colorless, limpid, volatile, flammable, water-miscible liquid, C 2 H 5 OH, having an etherlike odor and pungent, burning taste, the intoxicating principle of fermented liquors, produced by yeast fermentation of certain carbohydrates, as grains, molasses, starch, or sugar, or obtained synthetically by hydration of ethylene or as a by-product of certain hydrocarbon syntheses: used chiefly as a solvent in the extraction of specific substances, in beverages, medicines, organic synthesis, lotions, tonics, colognes, rubbing compounds, as an automobile radiator antifreeze, and as a rocket fuel.
Compare denatured alcohol, methyl alcohol.
- descant
-
noun,
Music.
a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
(in part music) the soprano.
a song or melody.
- Derleth
-
noun,
August (William) 1909–71, U.S. novelist, poet, and short-story writer.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- derecho
-
noun,
a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight path and is associated with bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms.
- derails
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- deontic
-
adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- dentils
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- Aldrich
-
noun,
Thomas Bailey, 1836–1907, U.S. short-story writer, poet, and novelist.
- dentary
-
noun,
one of a pair of membrane bones that in lower vertebrates form the distal part of the lower jaws and in mammals comprise the mandible.
- aldrins
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- dentals
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- density
-
noun,
the state or quality of being dense; compactness; closely set or crowded condition.
- denotes
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- deniers
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- decline
-
noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- deciles
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- anthill
-
noun,
a mound of earth, leaves, etc., formed by a colony of ants in digging or constructing their underground nest.
- Another
-
pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- Daniels
-
noun,
Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
- antero-
-
- dancers
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- daltons
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- dallies
-
verb (used with object),
to waste (time) (usually followed by away).
- daleths
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- Antheil
-
noun,
George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
- anthers
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- dairies
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- dailies
-
noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- dahoons
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Ilex cassine, of the southern U.S., having flat, leathery, dark green leaves and red or yellow fruits in large clusters.
- anticly
-
adverb,
in an antic manner.
- dacryon
-
noun,
the point of junction of the maxillary, lacrimal, and frontal bones.
- dacoits
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- dacoity
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) gang robbery; robbery by dacoits.
- Antioch
-
noun,
Arabic Antakiya. Turkish Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
- Antlers
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- ctenoid
-
adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- crotons
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- anolyte
-
noun,
(in electrolysis) the portion of the electrolyte in the immediate vicinity of the anode.
- aniseed
-
noun,
the aromatic seed of anise, the oil of which (anise oil, aniseed oil, oil of anise) is used in the manufacture of anethole, in medicine as a carminative and expectorant, and in cookery and liqueurs for its licoricelike flavor.
- deciare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- dearths
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- decerns
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- deceits
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- decares
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- anchory
-
adjective,
ancré.
- decants
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- decanol
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- decanes
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- anchors
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- Decalin
-
- deathly
-
adverb,
in the manner of death.
- dearies
-
noun,
darling.
- dariole
-
noun,
a small round mold.
- deanery
-
noun,
the office, jurisdiction, district, or residence of an ecclesiastical dean.
- dealers
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- dasheen
-
noun,
the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, native to tropical Asia, now cultivated in the southern U.S. for its edible tubers.
- dartles
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- darters
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- anilide
-
noun,
any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- Darnley
-
noun,
Lord Henry Stewart or Stuart, 1545–67, Scottish nobleman: second husband of Mary Queen of Scots (father of James I of England).
- darners
-
noun,
a person or thing that darns.
- darnels
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- Darlene
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Old English word meaning “darling.”.
- colters
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- colored
-
noun,
Older Use: Offensive.
a black person.
the colored, black people as a group.
- aitches
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- chantry
-
noun,
an endowment for the singing or saying of Mass for the souls of the founders or of persons named by them.
- Chronos
-
noun,
chronometer.
- chalets
-
noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- Challis
-
noun,
a soft fabric of plain weave in wool, cotton, rayon, or other staple fiber, either in a solid color or, more often, a small print.
- chronol
-
- chrono-
-
- chalone
-
noun,
an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
- Chalons
-
noun,
Also called Châlons-sur-Marne [sha-lawn-syr-marn] /ʃa lɔn sürˈmarn/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Marne, in NE France: defeat of Attila a.d. 451.
- Christy
-
noun,
Christie.
- chantey
-
noun,
a sailors' song, especially one sung in rhythm to work.
- chanter
-
noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- Chardin
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Siméon [zhahn ba-teest see-mey-awn] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist si meɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1699–1779, French painter.
- chaines
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- chryso-
-
- charily
-
adverb,
carefully; warily.
- Chariot
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- chortle
-
noun,
a gleeful chuckle.
- Charity
-
noun,
generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless:
- Charley
-
noun,
Victor Charlie.
- chorten
-
noun,
(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
- Charles
-
noun,
(Prince of Edinburgh and of Wales) born 1948, heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain (son of Elizabeth II).
- Charlie
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- choroid
-
noun,
choroid coat.
- chayote
-
noun,
a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers.
- cyanide
-
noun,
Also, cyanid, C10/C1079000 sahy-uh-nid, ˈsaɪ ə nɪd. Chemistry.
a salt of hydrocyanic acid, as potassium cyanide, KCN.
a nitrile, as methyl cyanide, C 2 H 3 N.
- chorion
-
noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- centro-
-
- cystine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, C 6 H 12 O 4 N 2 S 2 , occurring in most proteins, especially the keratins in hair, wool, and horn, and yielding cysteine on reduction.
- centals
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centare
-
noun,
centiare.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- centile
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- cirrose
-
adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- cirrate
-
adjective,
having cirri.
- central
-
noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- centres
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centri-
-
- cerated
-
adjective,
covered with wax.
- cyanite
-
noun,
Mineralogy. kyanite.
- cerates
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerato-
-
- Cynthia
-
noun,
Artemis: so called from her birth on Mt. Cynthus, on Delos.
- cineole
-
noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- ciliate
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- ciliary
-
adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to various anatomical structures in or about the eye.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- cestode
-
noun,
a parasitic platyhelminth or flatworm of the class Cestoda, which comprises the tapeworms.
- cestoid
-
noun,
cestode.
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- chadors
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- choriso
-
noun,
chorizo.
- chorine
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- chested
-
adjective,
having a chest of a specified kind (often used in combination):
- cheloid
-
noun,
keloid.
- Chelsea
-
noun,
a former borough in Greater London, England: now part of Kensington and Chelsea; many residences of artists and writers.
- chloral
-
noun,
Also called trichloroacetaldehyde, trichloroacetic acid aldehyde. a colorless, oily liquid, C 2 Cl 3 HO, having a pungent odor, usually derived by the chlorination of ethyl alcohol or of acetaldehyde and combining with water to form chloral hydrate.
- Chenier
-
noun,
a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
- Chi-tse
-
noun,
Ki Tse.
- chytrid
-
noun,
any of the simple, algaelike fungi constituting the class Chytridiomycetes, order Chytridiales, of aquatic and soil environments, having flagellated zoospores and little or no mycelium.
- Cherish
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or treat as dear; feel love for:
- cheroot
-
noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- chitons
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- chitins
-
noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- Chester
-
noun,
a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.
- chelate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chelate compound.
- Chianti
-
noun,
a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.
- chields
-
noun,
a young man; fellow.
- Chi-Rho
-
noun,
the Christian monogram ( ☧ ) made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
- childes
-
noun,
a youth of noble birth.
- Chinese
-
noun,
the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- chiliad
-
noun,
a group of 1000.
- Chillan
-
noun,
a city in central Chile: earthquakes 1835, 1939.
- chiller
-
noun,
a person or thing that chills.
- Chillon
-
noun,
an ancient castle in W Switzerland, at the end of Lake Geneva.
- chillis
-
noun,
chili.
- chloro-
-
- Cheiron
-
noun,
Chiron.
- Charlot
-
noun,
Jean [jeen;; French zhahn] /dʒin;; French ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1898–1979, U.S. painter, lithographer, and illustrator; born in France and active in Mexico.
- chatons
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- charnel
-
noun,
a repository for dead bodies.
- choreas
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- charros
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- charter
-
noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- chordee
-
noun,
a downward bowing of the penis, of a congenital nature or caused by gonorrhea.
- chordal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a chord.
- chorals
-
noun,
chorale.
- chorale
-
noun,
a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization:
- chondr-
-
- chasten
-
verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- chollas
-
noun,
any of several spiny treelike cacti belonging to the genus Opuntia, especially O. fulgida of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having knobby outgrowths and yellow spines.
- cheiro-
-
- cheater
-
noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- cheders
-
noun,
heder.
- choline
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a quaternary ammonium cation, C 5 H 14 N + O, one of the B-complex vitamins, found in the lecithin of many plants and animals.
- cholers
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- cholera
-
noun,
Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathology. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc.
- cholent
-
noun,
a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.
- cholate
-
noun,
the salt form of cholic acid.
- cheerio
-
noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- cheerly
-
adverb,
Archaic. cheerily; cheeringly.
- cheeros
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- cheetah
-
noun,
a cat, Acinonyx jubatus, of southwestern Asia and Africa, resembling a leopard but having certain doglike characteristics, often trained for hunting deer, antelope, etc.: an endangered species.
- cystoid
-
noun,
a cystlike structure or formation.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- colonel
-
noun,
an officer in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking between lieutenant colonel and brigadier general: corresponding to a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- coedits
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- codline
-
noun,
an untarred cord of hemp or cotton, used for fishing and for various purposes aboard a ship.
- candier
-
- candies
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- Candiot
-
noun,
a Cretan.
- candles
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- codeine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, slightly bitter alkaloid, C 18 H 21 NO 3 , obtained from opium, used in medicine chiefly as an analgesic or sedative and to inhibit coughing.
- candors
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- coatees
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- coherer
-
noun,
a person or thing that coheres.
- cantles
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- coarser
-
adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- cardio-
-
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- cardoon
-
noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- clothes
-
plural noun,
garments for the body; articles of dress; wearing apparel.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- coheirs
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- coheres
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- Carleen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- collars
-
noun,
the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
- cahoots
-
Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- colloid
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a substance made up of a system of particles with linear dimensions in the range of about 10 −7 to 5 × 10 −5 cm dispersed in a continuous gaseous, liquid, or solid medium whose properties depend on the large specific surface area. The particles can be large molecules like proteins, or solid, liquid, or gaseous aggregates and they remain dispersed indefinitely.
Compare aerosol, emulsion, gel, sol4 , suspension.
- Collodi
-
noun,
Carlo [kahr-loh;; Italian kahr-law] /ˈkɑr loʊ;; Italian ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), (Carlo Lorenzini) 1826–90, Italian writer: creator of the story of Pinocchio.
- Collins
-
noun,
a tall drink made with gin, whiskey, rum, or vodka, and lemon or lime juice, soda water, and sugar.
- Collier
-
noun,
a ship for carrying coal.
- collide
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to collide:
- collets
-
noun,
a collar or enclosing band.
- Colleen
-
noun,
an Irish girl.
- collate
-
verb (used with object),
to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.).
- collat.
-
- collard
-
noun,
a variety of kale, Brassica oleracea acephala, grown in the southern U.S., having a rosette of green leaves.
- caloyer
-
noun,
a monk of the Eastern Church.
- colitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the colon.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- caldron
-
noun,
cauldron.
- calends
-
noun,
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
- Calydon
-
noun,
an ancient city in W Greece, in Aetolia.
- callers
-
noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- cohorts
-
noun,
a group or company:
- callose
-
noun,
callus (def 2).
- clootie
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- Carlyle
-
noun,
Thomas, 1795–1881, Scottish essayist and historian.
- citadel
-
noun,
a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
- ceilidh
-
noun,
a party, gathering, or the like, at which dancing, singing, and storytelling are the usual forms of entertainment.
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- clarets
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- caterer
-
noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- Clayton
-
noun,
John Middleton, 1796–1856, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1829–36, 1845–49, 1853–56; secretary of state 1849–50.
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- cathode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current leaves an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- citrons
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- cedilla
-
noun,
a mark (¸) placed under a consonant letter, as under c in French, in Portuguese, and formerly in Spanish, to indicate that it is pronounced (s), under c and s in Turkish to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ch) and (sh), or under t and s in Romanian to indicate that they are pronounced, respectively, (ts) and (sh).
- Celadon
-
noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- citrals
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Celaeno
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
- Celesta
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- cytosol
-
noun,
the water-soluble components of cell cytoplasm, constituting the fluid portion that remains after removal of the organelles and other intracellular structures.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- Cellini
-
noun,
Benvenuto [ben-vuh-noo-toh,, -nyoo-;; Italian ben-ve-noo-taw] /ˌbɛn vəˈnu toʊ,, -ˈnyu-;; Italian ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1500–71, Italian, metalsmith, sculptor, and autobiographer.
- cellist
-
noun,
a person who plays the cello.
- Cythera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Mediterranean, S of Peloponnesus: site of former ancient temple of Aphrodite. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- cashier
-
noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- Carline
-
noun,
an old woman.
- carotid
-
noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- Carlist
-
noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- Carlson
-
noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- Carlton
-
noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- carneys
-
noun,
carny.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- clyster
-
noun,
an enema.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- clerisy
-
noun,
learned persons as a class; literati; intelligentsia.
- Carolyn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- clearly
-
adverb,
in a clear manner:
- cleanse
-
verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- carrels
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- carrion
-
noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- Carroll
-
noun,
Charles, 1737–1832, American patriot and legislator.
- carroty
-
adjective,
like a carrot, as in color, flavor, or shape.
- cleanly
-
adverb,
in a clean manner.
- cleaner
-
noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- cartels
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- carters
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- destroy
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- clarity
-
noun,
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- Acheson
-
noun,
Dean (Gooderham) [goo d-er-ham,, -uh m] /ˈgʊd ərˌhæm,, -əm/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Airdrie
-
noun,
a city in central Scotland, near Glasgow.
- adornos
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- diaries
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- details
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- air-dry
-
adjective,
dry beyond further evaporation.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- Adeline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- dillies
-
noun,
something or someone regarded as remarkable, unusual, etc.:
- dineric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases.
- diocese
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
- detains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- dialect
-
noun,
Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
- diarist
-
noun,
a person who keeps a diary.
- diarchy
-
noun,
government in which power is vested in two rulers or authorities.
- diaster
-
noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- dirties
-
Idioms,
do (someone) dirty, Slang. to treat unfairly or reprehensibly, as by cheating or slandering.
- diction
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- acetone
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- Dinaric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- actino-
-
- dialers
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- diorite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- detrain
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- achenes
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- acidity
-
noun,
the quality or state of being acid.
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- dilator
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- Acheron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- Aerosol
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- diester
-
noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- adheres
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to adhere; make stick:
- discern
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
- aethers
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- directs
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- discant
-
noun,
Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
- airshed
-
noun,
a geographical area within which the air frequently is confined or channeled, with all parts of the area thus being subject to similar conditions of air pollution.
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acolyte
-
noun,
an altar attendant in public worship.
- acyloin
-
noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- dyeline
-
noun,
a contact print of a line drawing, giving brown lines on an off-white background.
- dineros
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- aediles
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- dilates
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- dietary
-
noun,
a regulated allowance of food.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- lacto-
-
- rondos
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- Laclos
-
noun,
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de [pyer ahn-brwaz frahn-swa shaw der-loh duh] /pyɛr ɑ̃ˈbrwaz frɑ̃ˈswa ʃɔ dɛrˈloʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1741–1803, French general and writer.
- rooted
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- rooter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- laches
-
noun,
failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- royals
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- Layton
-
noun,
a town in N Utah.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- rodeos
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- lairds
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Rodney
-
noun,
George Brydges [brij-iz] /ˈbrɪdʒ ɪz/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1718–92, British admiral.
- cardi-
-
- layers
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- royale
-
noun,
custard cut into shapes and used as a garnish in soups.
- Royall
-
noun,
Anne Newport, 1769–1854, U.S. writer, newspaper publisher, and reformer.
- Lahore
-
noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- ladles
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- roller
-
noun,
a person or thing that rolls.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- drails
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- ladens
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- ladies
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- Dillon
-
noun,
C(larence) Douglas, 1909–1979, U.S. lawyer and government official, born in Switzerland: Secretary of the Treasury 1961–65.
- canids
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- rrhoea
-
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- drench
-
noun,
the act of drenching.
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- sacro-
-
- Island
-
noun,
a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- Cohoes
-
noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- Isidor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- Callot
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1592?–1635, French engraver and etcher.
- coeno-
-
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Ischia
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- cohort
-
noun,
a group or company:
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- calli-
-
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- Calles
-
noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- Irtysh
-
noun,
a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Altai Mountains in China through NE Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation to the Ob River. About 1840 miles (2960 km) long.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- cohosh
-
noun,
either of two unrelated plants of the eastern U.S., Cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh) of the buttercup family, or Caulophyllum thalictroides (blue cohosh) of the barberry family, both used medicinally.
- caller
-
noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- adren-
-
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- isohel
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- rotors
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- Rosary
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church.
a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade.
a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- dillis
-
noun,
Dili.
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- candys
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- rosily
-
adverb,
with a rosy color.
- Isolda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Iseult.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- Rotary
-
noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- calory
-
noun,
calorie.
- codons
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- dreary
-
adjective,
causing sadness or gloom.
- Isolde
-
noun,
German name of Iseult.
- Dothan
-
noun,
a city in SE Alabama.
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- rhino-
-
- dorser
-
noun,
dosser1 .
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leches
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- lecher
-
noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clinid
-
noun,
any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- clino-
-
- rhinal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nose; nasal.
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- cleoid
-
noun,
a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- dorsi-
-
- dorso-
-
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- rhyton
-
noun,
an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Rhodes
-
noun,
Cecil John, 1853–1902, English colonial capitalist and government administrator in southern Africa.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- adeno-
-
- Carney
-
noun,
carny.
- rhodic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhodium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- rhodo-
-
- dorter
-
noun,
a dormitory, especially in a monastery.
- Dorsey
-
noun,
Tommy, 1905–56, U.S. jazz trombonist and bandleader.
- rhetor
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- Rhodos
-
noun,
Greek name of Rhodes.
- retral
-
adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Leyton
-
noun,
a former borough in SE England, near London: now part of Waltham Forest.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- trans.
-
- cleans
-
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Leyden
-
noun,
Lucas van Leyden.
- Leiden
-
noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- carrys
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Carew.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- retro-
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- rhedas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- Rheydt
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, adjacent to Mönchen-Gladbach. 96,000 (1963).
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- Carrel
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Cleary
-
noun,
Beverly, born 1916, U.S. author.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- dorsal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
- lectin
-
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.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Clotho
-
noun,
the Fate who spins the thread of life.
- Lashio
-
noun,
a town in N Burma (Myanmar), NE of Mandalay: the SW terminus of the Burma Road.
- lashed
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- Riyadh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Saudi Arabia.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- riyals
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- rillet
-
noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- larder
-
noun,
a room or place where food is kept; pantry.
- clothe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire.
- cloths
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- Ridley
-
noun,
Also called Atlantic ridley, bastard ridley, bastard turtle. a gray sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, about 24 inches (61 cm) long, previously thought to be a hybrid of the loggerhead and green turtles: an endangered species.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- careys
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- Landry
-
noun,
Thomas Wade ("Tom") 1924–2000, U.S. football player and coach.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Landis
-
noun,
Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
- Landes
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- lastly
-
adverb,
in conclusion; in the last place; finally.
- closed
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- leader
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- leaden
-
adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- leachy
-
adjective,
allowing water to percolate through, as sandy or rocky soil; porous.
- Rhonda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- adhere
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to adhere; make stick:
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- latish
-
adjective,
somewhat or rather late.
- latins
-
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.
- clones
-
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.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- riders
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- lathis
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- Richie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Richard.
- trader
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- lathes
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- Cloots
-
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.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- lather
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- caryo-
-
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- lately
-
adverb,
of late; recently; not long since:
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- sallet
-
noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- coyote
-
noun,
Also called prairie wolf. a buffy-gray, wolflike canid, Canis latrans, of North America, distinguished from the wolf by its relatively small size and its slender build, large ears, and narrow muzzle.
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- cooeys
-
noun,
cooee.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- illite
-
noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- Cooley
-
noun,
Charles Horton [hawr-tn] /ˈhɔr tn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1929, U.S. author and pioneer in the field of sociology.
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- second
-
noun,
a second part.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- iliads
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- Iletin
-
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- Searcy
-
noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- astron
-
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- sedile
-
noun,
one of the seats (usually three) on the south side of the chancel, often recessed, for the use of the officiating clergy.
- astro-
-
- Sedrah
-
noun,
Sidrah.
- yields
-
noun,
something yielded.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- seiche
-
noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- Seidel
-
noun,
a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.
- Seyhan
-
noun,
Adana.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Selden
-
noun,
George Baldwin, 1846–1922, U.S. inventor of a gasoline-powered car.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- torchy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a torch song or a torch singer.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- indecl
-
- contd.
-
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- incorr
-
- scoto-
-
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- screed
-
noun,
a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- contr.
-
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- scroll
-
noun,
a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it:
- aeron.
-
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- Iloilo
-
noun,
a seaport on S Panay, in the central Philippines.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- coolth
-
noun,
coolness.
- selen-
-
- torero
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- ideals
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Corday
-
noun,
Charlotte (Maria Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont) 1768–93, French Revolutionary heroine: assassinated Jean-Paul Marat.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- icono-
-
- Shandy
-
noun,
a mixture of beer and lemonade.
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- cordon
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- shanty
-
noun,
a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- sheath
-
noun,
a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- ically
-
- Sheena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sheeny
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- iatro-
-
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- earthy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.
- Sheila
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- arthr-
-
- artery
-
noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- aseity
-
noun,
existence originating from and having no source other than itself.
- idylls
-
noun,
a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like.
- yentas
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Yentai
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- Tooele
-
noun,
a town in NW Utah.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- seller
-
noun,
a person who sells; salesperson or vender.
- senary
-
adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- sendal
-
noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- yearns
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Ashley
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- sentry
-
noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- idlers
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- Sereth
-
noun,
German name of Siret.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- idiocy
-
noun,
utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, etc.:
- indic.
-
- indict
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- satiny
-
adjective,
satinlike; smooth; glossy.
- colent
-
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- yodles
-
noun,
a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
- scaled
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- yodels
-
noun,
a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- scanty
-
noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- intro.
-
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- Collar
-
noun,
the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
- intra-
-
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- scarry
-
adjective,
marked with the scars of wounds.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- Torrey
-
noun,
John, 1796–1873, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- drills
-
noun,
Machinery, Building Trades.
a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation.
a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
- collet
-
noun,
a collar or enclosing band.
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- sandhi
-
noun,
morphophonemic alternation, especially as determined by phonetic environment, as in dontcha for don't you.
- saloon
-
noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- salted
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- torrid
-
adjective,
subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area:
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Calder
-
noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- driech
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- irido-
-
- adreno
-
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- irides
-
noun,
a plural of iris.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- yonder
-
adverb,
at, in, or to that place specified or more or less distant; over there.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- sanity
-
noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- sarco-
-
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- dryers
-
noun,
Also, drier. a machine, appliance, or apparatus for removing moisture, as by forced ventilation or heat:
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- Collie
-
noun,
one of a breed of dogs having a usually long, black, tan, and white or sable and white coat, raised originally in Scotland for herding sheep.
- collyr
-
- consol
-
noun,
singular of consols.
- Indris
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- inhere
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- drooly
-
adjective,
drooling, tending to drool, or covered with drool.
- condor
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- drools
-
noun,
saliva running down from one's mouth; drivel.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- condos
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- schrod
-
noun,
scrod.
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- Scylla
-
noun,
Modern name Scilla. a rock in the Strait of Messina off the S coast of Italy.
- coneys
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- thoron
-
noun,
a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- scythe
-
noun,
an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- scler-
-
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- indoor
-
adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- conoid
-
noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- schorl
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a black tourmaline.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- collo-
-
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- inter.
-
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- scato-
-
- instr.
-
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- colony
-
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.
- cahoot
-
Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- colors
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- Cahill
-
noun,
an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
- insect
-
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.
- Schley
-
noun,
Winfield Scott [win-feeld] /ˈwɪnˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1839–1911, U.S. rear admiral.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- drolls
-
noun,
a droll person; jester; wag.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- inlays
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- inlaid
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- School
-
noun,
an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age:
- Leland
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lentil
-
noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- charro
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- nicads
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- ortho-
-
- nether
-
adjective,
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:
- charrs
-
noun,
char2 .
- do-all
-
noun,
a person employed as a factotum, as the manager of all the affairs of an individual or a business.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- nested
-
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.
- Ortler
-
noun,
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
- Charry
-
adjective,
of, like, or covered with charcoal.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- trills
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- chori-
-
- chorio
-
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- achene
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- Docile
-
adjective,
easily managed or handled; tractable:
- Nellie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- nicety
-
noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- niello
-
noun,
a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
- cheder
-
noun,
heder.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- acetyl
-
adjective,
containing the acetyl group.
- orihon
-
noun,
a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- Cholon
-
noun,
a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City, in S Vietnam.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- Orlich
-
noun,
Francisco J [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–69, Costa Rican engineer and statesman: president 1962–66.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- aceto-
-
- Cholos
-
- ornery
-
adjective,
ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper:
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- nycto-
-
- nycti-
-
- choora
-
noun,
an Indian dagger having a sharply pointed, single-edged blade.
- choose
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- choosy
-
adjective,
hard to please, particular; fastidious, especially in making a selection:
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- choral
-
noun,
chorale.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- Chasid
-
noun,
Hasid.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- Doctor
-
noun,
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- nitery
-
noun,
a nightclub.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- radio-
-
- Chanel
-
noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- naleds
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- radish
-
noun,
the crisp, pungent, edible root of the plant, Raphanus sativus, of the mustard family, usually eaten raw.
- Radnor
-
noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
- Chron.
-
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- raider
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- Chaney
-
noun,
Lon [lon] /lɒn/ (Show IPA), 1883–1930, U.S. film actor.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- nachos
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- doyens
-
noun,
the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.
- rayons
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- chalet
-
noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- chairs
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- lotion
-
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.
- trich-
-
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- lothly
-
adverb,
loathly1 .
- narco-
-
- Achish
-
noun,
the king of the Philistine city of Gath, who twice gave refuge to David. I Sam. 21:10–15.
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- chards
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- osteo-
-
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- necro-
-
- Neches
-
noun,
a river in E Texas, flowing S and SE to Sabine Lake. 416 miles (669 km) long.
- chrys-
-
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Otello
-
noun,
an opera (1887) with music by Giuseppe Verdi and a libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare's Othello.
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- Achill
-
noun,
an island off the coast of NW Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) long; 11 miles (18 km) wide.
- nearly
-
adverb,
all but; almost:
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Rachel
-
noun,
Jacob's favorite wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Gen. 29–35.
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- chants
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- chanty
-
noun,
chantey.
- cholla
-
noun,
any of several spiny treelike cacti belonging to the genus Opuntia, especially O. fulgida of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having knobby outgrowths and yellow spines.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- ochres
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- ochone
-
interjection,
ohone.
- ochers
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- oleins
-
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.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- chirrs
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- chisel
-
noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- chield
-
noun,
a young man; fellow.
- chides
-
verb (used with object),
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Chihli
-
noun,
former name of Hebei.
- Chiayi
-
noun,
Chiai.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- oocyst
-
noun,
the encysted zygotic stage in the life cycle of some sporozoans.
- oocyte
-
noun,
an immature egg cell of the animal ovary; in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle, becoming an ootid and then an ovum, while several others partially mature and then disintegrate.
- cheths
-
noun,
heth.
- oodles
-
noun,
a large quantity:
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- oolith
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- chesty
-
adjective,
having a well-developed chest or bosom.
- ootids
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- distal
-
adjective,
situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal.
Compare proximal.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- chiro-
-
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Disney
-
noun,
Walt(er E.) 1901–66, U.S. creator and producer of animated cartoons, motion pictures, etc.
- oyelet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- disco-
-
- chilly
-
adverb,
Also, chillily. in a chill manner:
- chilli
-
noun,
chili.
- chills
-
noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- chilo-
-
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- chylo-
-
- Chilon
-
noun,
flourished 556 b.c, Greek sage and ephor at Sparta.
- oillet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- oyster
-
noun,
any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- Childe
-
noun,
a youth of noble birth.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- oldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- oldish
-
adjective,
somewhat old:
- Chino-
-
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- chyles
-
noun,
a milky fluid containing emulsified fat and other products of digestion, formed from the chyme in the small intestine and conveyed by the lacteals and the thoracic duct to the veins.
- Chiles
-
noun,
chili.
- chiral
-
adjective,
(of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- chital
-
noun,
axis deer.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- noyade
-
noun,
destruction or execution by drowning, especially as practiced at Nantes, France, in 1793–94, during the Reign of Terror.
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- orders
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- diotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- cheesy
-
adjective,
of or like cheese:
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- nodose
-
adjective,
having nodes.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- cheery
-
adjective,
in good spirits; cheerful; happy.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- chole-
-
- nitro-
-
- cholee
-
noun,
choli.
- dither
-
noun,
a trembling; vibration.
- nytril
-
noun,
a synthetic, long-chain polymer fiber that produces a soft, elastic fabric.
- choler
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Cheyne
-
noun,
Thomas Kelly [kel-ee] /ˈkɛl i/ (Show IPA), 1841–1915, English clergyman and Biblical scholar.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- chitin
-
noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- trolly
-
noun,
trolley.
- chiton
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- notary
-
noun,
notary public.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Cherry
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- distil
-
verb (used with or without object),
distill.
- norths
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Cheryl
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- chlor-
-
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- Troyon
-
noun,
Constant [kawn-stahn] /kɔ̃ˈstɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1813–65, French painter.
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- orchid
-
noun,
any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers.
Compare orchid family.
- Cheney
-
noun,
Richard ("Dick") born 1941, U.S. politician: secretary of defense 1989–93; vice president of the U.S. 2001–09.
- orchil
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- Troyes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- distr.
-
- noodle
-
noun,
a narrow strip of unleavened egg dough that has been rolled thin and dried, boiled, and served alone or in soups, casseroles, etc.; a ribbon-shaped pasta.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- Chelan
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- clado-
-
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- relier
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- relish
-
noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- doolie
-
noun,
a first-year cadet in the U.S. Air Force Academy.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Renard
-
noun,
Reynard.
- render
-
noun,
Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- lilies
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- Lidice
-
noun,
a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
- lidias
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- Lydian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lydia.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- lidars
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- reread
-
noun,
the act of reading something again.
- lycine
-
noun,
betaine.
- Lycian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lycia.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- lichts
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- Lilyan
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lilith
-
noun,
Semitic Mythology. a female demon dwelling in deserted places and attacking children.
- liches
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- rehash
-
noun,
the act of rehashing.
- lintel
-
noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- cellos
-
noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- linsey
-
noun,
linsey-woolsey.
- celled
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- linhay
-
noun,
a storage shed or other attachment to the back of a house.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- cellar
-
noun,
a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
- citied
-
adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- treasr
-
- actin-
-
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- celery
-
noun,
a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- re-lay
-
verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- donors
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Ceylon
-
noun,
former name of Sri Lanka.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- lichen
-
noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- Leonid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- trashy
-
adjective,
of the nature of trash; inferior in quality; rubbishy; useless or worthless.
- cashoo
-
noun,
catechu.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Shelta
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- retard
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- retell
-
verb (used with object),
to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way:
- lenity
-
noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- lycees
-
noun,
a secondary school, especially in France, maintained by the government.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- dynast
-
noun,
a ruler or potentate, especially a hereditary ruler.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- liards
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- Lerner
-
noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- lethes
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- lethal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal:
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Leslie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- lesche
-
noun,
an arcade or other public place in ancient Greece.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- dynels
-
- Lionel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Lolita
-
noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Reader
-
noun,
a person who reads.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Loyola
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius of (Iñigo López de Loyola) 1491–1556, Spanish soldier and ecclesiastic: founder of the Society of Jesus.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- ciders
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- really
-
adverb,
in reality; actually:
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- cyders
-
noun,
cider.
- realty
-
noun,
real property or real estate.
- lodens
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Lochia
-
noun,
the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
- recall
-
noun,
an act of recalling.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- locals
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- lonely
-
adjective,
affected with, characterized by, or causing a depressing feeling of being alone; lonesome.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Lorrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- rarely
-
adverb,
on rare occasions; infrequently; seldom:
- rarity
-
noun,
something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
- rasher
-
noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- cyano-
-
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- lordly
-
adverb,
Also, lordlily. in the manner of a lord.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- chador
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Ciardi
-
noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- looney
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- locale
-
noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- centi-
-
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- litchi
-
noun,
the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- Dolton
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- litany
-
noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- trench
-
noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- cysti-
-
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- listel
-
noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- listed
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- lysine
-
noun,
a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- cysto-
-
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- lysate
-
noun,
the mixture of substances formed by the lysis of cells.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- lyrist
-
noun,
a person who plays the lyre or who sings and accompanies himself or herself on the lyre.
- lyrics
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- redoes
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- lyrate
-
adjective,
Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- celto-
-
- reechy
-
adjective,
smoky or sooty.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- trendy
-
noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- Dollar
-
noun,
a paper money, silver or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to 100 cents. Symbol: $.
- loathe
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerat-
-
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- record
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- L-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- llanos
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- cirro-
-
- recti-
-
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Cyrene
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city and colony in N Africa, in Cyrenaica.
- lithos
-
noun,
lithography.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- dolors
-
noun,
sorrow; grief.
- litho.
-
- lithic
-
noun,
Archaeology. a stone artifact.
- centr-
-
- Lithia
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- rectos
-
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Shelly
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- lilied
-
adjective,
abounding in lilies.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- Herold
-
noun,
Louis Joseph [lwee zhaw-zef] /lwi ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1791–1833, French composer.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- solion
-
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.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- Esther
-
noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- esnecy
-
noun,
the right of the oldest member of a coparcenary to have first choice of share upon division of the inheritance.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Telloh
-
noun,
a village in SE Iraq, between the lower Tigris and Euphrates: site of the ancient Sumerian city of Lagash.
- deices
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- sollar
-
noun,
solar2 .
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- estray
-
noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- deicer
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- delays
-
noun,
the act of delaying; procrastination; loitering.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- elands
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Allied
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Soldan
-
noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- Hester
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- Herrin
-
noun,
a town in S Illinois.
- solder
-
noun,
any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- cteno-
-
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- Hesiod
-
noun,
fl. 8th century b.c., Greek poet.
- Herter
-
noun,
Christian Archibald, 1895–1966, U.S. politician: secretary of state 1959–61.
- ediles
-
noun,
aedile.
- Hersey
-
noun,
John Richard, 1914–93, U.S. journalist, novelist, and educator.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- solely
-
adverb,
as the only one or ones:
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- tellin
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- allots
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- sodio-
-
- antho-
-
- ethane
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- dainty
-
noun,
something delicious to the taste; a delicacy.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Herald
-
noun,
(formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- dehorn
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- anthol
-
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- teiids
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- soothe
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- sorely
-
adverb,
in a painful manner.
- henrys
-
noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- Henoch
-
noun,
Enoch (defs 1, 2).
- Henley
-
noun,
a short- or long-sleeved pullover sport shirt, usually of cotton, with a round neckband and an often covered neckline placket.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- Dayton
-
noun,
Jonathan, 1760–1824, U.S. politician, Speaker of the House 1795–99.
- sorrel
-
noun,
light reddish-brown.
- helots
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Herder
-
noun,
a person in charge of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
- herdic
-
noun,
a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Teller
-
noun,
a person or thing that tells, relates, or communicates; narrator:
- etches
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- hereto
-
adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- Dacron
-
- heresy
-
noun,
opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system.
- teleo-
-
- Herero
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of Namibia, Botswana, and Angola.
- dehort
-
verb (used with object),
to try to dissuade.
- tycoon
-
noun,
a person of great wealth, influence, or power; magnate:
- hereon
-
adverb,
hereupon.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- dahoon
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Ilex cassine, of the southern U.S., having flat, leathery, dark green leaves and red or yellow fruits in large clusters.
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- delist
-
verb (used with object),
to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
- hyeto-
-
- hyetal
-
adjective,
of or relating to rain or rainfall.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- snarly
-
adjective,
apt to snarl; easily irritated.
- hiero-
-
- Hyeres
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the French Riviera.
- cresyl
-
adjective,
tolyl.
- Erinys
-
noun,
any of the Furies.
- A-line
-
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.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- hyenas
-
noun,
a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
- dhotis
-
noun,
a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- Snyder
-
noun,
Gary, born 1930, U.S. poet and essayist.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- snitch
-
noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- archil
-
noun,
orchil.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Hilary
-
noun,
Hilarius, Saint.
- elated
-
adjective,
very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits:
- hilloa
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- Hilton
-
noun,
Conrad (Nicholson) 1887–1979, U.S. hotel owner and developer.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- slider
-
noun,
a person or thing that slides.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- todays
-
noun,
this present day:
- hillos
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- Hillis
-
noun,
Margaret, 1921–1998, U.S. orchestral conductor.
- Erhard
-
noun,
Ludwig, 1897–1977, West German economist and government official: chancellor 1963–66.
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Hiller
-
noun,
Dame Wendy, 1912–2003, British actress.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- dhooly
-
noun,
dooly.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- hydros
-
noun,
Informal. hydroelectric power.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- escent
-
- Arches
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- errand
-
noun,
a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- delate
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly Scot. to inform against; denounce or accuse.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- Tyrian
-
adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- archi-
-
- Archer
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- hyalo-
-
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- socio-
-
- arched
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Hyades
-
noun,
Astronomy. a group of stars comprising a moving cluster in the constellation Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the approach of rain when they rose with the sun.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- eroto-
-
- hydras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a water or marsh serpent with nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two; Hercules killed this serpent by cauterizing the necks as he cut off the heads.
- Tishri
-
noun,
the first month of the Jewish calendar.
- erodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- Alyson
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- delict
-
noun,
Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
- cryst.
-
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- Tyrone
-
noun,
a former administrative county in W Northern Ireland: replaced by several new districts 1973.
- hydroa
-
noun,
any skin condition characterized by red vesicular areas.
- hydro-
-
- hydric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing hydrogen.
- teredo
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- snooty
-
adjective,
snobbish.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Halsey
-
noun,
William Frederick ("Bull") 1882–1959, U.S. admiral.
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- ethyls
-
noun,
a type of antiknock fluid, containing tetraethyl lead and other ingredients for a more even combustion.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Harris
-
noun,
Benjamin, c1660–c1720, English journalist who published the first newspaper in America 1690.
- andro-
-
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- aiolis
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- decile
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- Strand
-
noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- dealer
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- Storey
-
noun,
story2 .
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- Harold
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- harlot
-
noun,
a prostitute; whore.
- Harley
-
noun,
Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford, 1661–1724, British statesman.
- tilery
-
noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- tiered
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tallys
-
noun,
Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
- stroll
-
noun,
a leisurely walk; ramble; saunter:
- haired
-
adjective,
having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
- hairdo
-
noun,
the style in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, and worn; coiffure.
- Tallis
-
noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- stolid
-
adjective,
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- hatred
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Styria
-
noun,
a province in SE Austria: formerly a duchy. 6327 sq. mi. (16,385 sq. km). Capital: Graz.
- Hathor
-
noun,
the goddess of love and joy, often represented with the head, horns, or ears of a cow.
- Hayden
-
noun,
Melissa (Mildred Herman) 1923–2006, Canadian ballerina in the U.S.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stolon
-
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.
- hasher
-
noun,
a waiter or waitress, especially in a hash house.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stoney
-
adjective,
stony.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- Haynes
-
noun,
Elwood [el-woo d] /ˈɛlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1925, U.S. inventor.
- Haslet
-
noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- decern
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- hardly
-
adverb,
only just; almost not; barely:
- stylo-
-
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- taille
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- halloo
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- hallos
-
noun,
the cry “hallo!”.
- decays
-
noun,
decomposition; rot:
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- eyelid
-
noun,
the movable lid of skin that serves to cover and uncover the eyeball.
- Hallie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- handle
-
noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- decals
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- Taylor
-
noun,
A(lan) J(ohn) P(ercivale) 1906–90, English historian.
- Handel
-
noun,
George Frideric [free-der-ik,, -drik] /ˈfri dər ɪk,, -drɪk/ (Show IPA), (Georg Friedrich Händel) 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- haloes
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- haloid
-
noun,
a haloid salt or derivative from a halogen.
- tildes
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- halter
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- decane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- tahini
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- decent
-
adjective,
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- Hardin
-
noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- dearth
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- tachy-
-
- deasil
-
adverb,
clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- halers
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- deathy
-
adjective, adverb,
deathly.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- deaths
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- Haller
-
noun,
Albrecht von [German ahl-brekht fuh n] /German ˈɑl brɛxt fən/ (Show IPA), 1708–77, Swiss physiologist, botanist, and writer.
- deceit
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- halide
-
noun,
a chemical compound in which one of the elements is a halogen.
- tacho-
-
- haoles
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- decare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- Hansel
-
noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- Halley
-
noun,
Edmund or Edmond, 1656–1742, English astronomer.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- stilly
-
adverb,
quietly; silently.
- ethine
-
noun,
acetylene.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- Helena
-
noun,
Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Heinie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a German, especially a German soldier in World War I or II.
- starry
-
adjective,
abounding with stars:
- ethno-
-
- teched
-
adjective,
tetched.
- Steady
-
noun,
Informal. a person of the opposite sex whom one dates exclusively; sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- hedron
-
- hedral
-
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Danish
-
noun,
a North Germanic language, the language of Denmark, closely related to Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic.
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- helic-
-
- shelty
-
noun,
Shetland pony.
- Dallin
-
noun,
Cyrus Earle, 1861–1944, U.S. sculptor.
- ethyne
-
noun,
acetylene.
- hellos
-
noun,
the call “hello” (used as an expression of greeting):
- daleth
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- teensy
-
adjective,
teeny; tiny.
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- Stacey
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Helles
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in European Turkey at the S end of Gallipoli Peninsula.
- dalles
-
noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- Heller
-
noun,
a noisy, rowdy, troublesome person; hellion.
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Hellas
-
noun,
an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- Helios
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- helio-
-
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Stalin
-
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.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- steely
-
adjective,
consisting or made of steel.
- header
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or puts a head on something.
- health
-
noun,
the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor:
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- hearse
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- Hadith
-
noun,
Islam. a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions.
- tidies
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- Hadley
-
noun,
Henry Kimball [kim-buh l] /ˈkɪm bəl/ (Show IPA), 1871–1937, U.S. composer and conductor.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- eyalet
-
noun,
vilayet.
- hadron
-
noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- Tiller
-
noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- darner
-
noun,
a person or thing that darns.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- Darren
-
noun,
a male given name.
- healer
-
noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- darter
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- haeres
-
noun,
heres.
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- stylar
-
adjective,
having the shape of an ancient style; resembling a pen, pin, or peg.
- dasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that dashes.
- styler
-
noun,
a person or thing that styles.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- hearth
-
noun,
the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
- heders
-
noun,
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hecto-
-
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- Hecate
-
noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- heaths
-
noun,
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
- heathy
-
adjective,
heathery.
- Stella
-
noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- aniso-
-
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Heater
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- heated
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- steno-
-
- tarso-
-
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- hearty
-
noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- hinder
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- alders
-
- hooeys
-
noun,
silly or worthless talk, writing, ideas, etc.; nonsense; bunk:
- thread
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- hoodie
-
noun,
Also, hoody. Informal. a hooded sweatshirt, sweater, or jacket.
- shrill
-
noun,
a shrill sound.
- Toledo
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1515–84? Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- honors
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- sialid
-
noun,
any neuropterous insect of the family Sialidae, comprising the alderflies.
- hooray
-
interjection, verb (used without object), noun,
hurrah.
- archly
-
adverb,
in an arch or roguish manner.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Honora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- honied
-
noun,
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- Sicily
-
noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Capital: Palermo.
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- honest
-
adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- hoo-ha
-
noun,
an uproarious commotion.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- Sicyon
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth.
- Derris
-
noun,
any East Indian plant belonging to the genus Derris, of the legume family, especially D. elliptica, the roots of which contain rotenone and are used as an insecticide.
- shoran
-
noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- hornet
-
noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- encyst
-
verb (used with or without object),
to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst.
- Horney
-
noun,
Karen, 1885–1952, U.S. psychiatrist and author, born in Germany.
- horned
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- desalt
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- corral
-
noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- eatery
-
noun,
a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
- ahchoo
-
interjection,
(used to represent the sound of a person sneezing.)
- horary
-
adjective,
pertaining to an hour; indicating the hours:
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- encode
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, information, etc.) into code.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- elect.
-
- shorty
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- hooter
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- theory
-
noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- thrash
-
noun,
an act or instance of thrashing; beating; blow.
- holler
-
noun,
a loud cry used to express pain or surprise, to attract attention, to call for help, etc.
- Cosyra
-
noun,
ancient name of Pantelleria.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- silane
-
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.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- elders
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- airish
-
adjective,
given to putting on airs.
- Holley
-
noun,
Robert William, 1922–1993, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1968.
- costly
-
adjective,
costing much; expensive; high in price:
- costo-
-
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- holily
-
adverb,
in a pious, devout, or sacred manner.
- COSINE
-
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.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- honeys
-
noun,
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- theol.
-
- hondas
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- aldols
-
noun,
Also called acetaldol. a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber vulcanizers and accelerators, and in perfumery.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- honcho
-
noun,
a leader, especially an assertive leader; chief.
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- Sidrah
-
noun,
a Parashah chanted or read on the Sabbath.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- echard
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- denti-
-
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- Sidney
-
noun,
Sir Philip, 1554–86, English poet, writer, statesman, and soldier.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- eldest
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- elytra
-
noun,
plural of elytron.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- shindy
-
noun,
a row; rumpus.
- Elisha
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- thyro-
-
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- thirls
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Thrale
-
noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- Shilha
-
noun,
a Berber language, the language of the Shluh.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- thirds
-
noun,
a third part, especially of one (1/3).
- Shinto
-
noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- Hotien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- Diesel
-
noun,
diesel engine.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Ellery
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Thyone
-
noun,
Semele, as named by her son Dionysus when he took her from the underworld to Olympus.
- Shiloh
-
noun,
a national park in SW Tennessee: Civil War battle 1862.
- thyrse
-
noun,
a compact branching inflorescence, as of the lilac, in which the main axis is indeterminate and the lateral axes are determinate.
- arroyo
-
noun,
(chiefly in southwest U.S.) a small steep-sided watercourse or gulch with a nearly flat floor: usually dry except after heavy rains.
- Sheryl
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Shirley.
- Yahoos
-
noun,
(in Swift's Gulliver's Travels) one of a race of brutes, having the form and all the vices of humans, who are subject to the Houyhnhnms.
- Thorny
-
adjective,
abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- yachts
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- detach
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- elides
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Shiite
-
noun,
a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- Sherry
-
noun,
a fortified, amber-colored wine of southern Spain or any of various similar wines made elsewhere.
- arsen-
-
- elints
-
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.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- tholos
-
noun,
a circular building.
a small, round structure, as a lantern.
a circular subterranean tomb, lined with masonry.
- Elyria
-
noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- shield
-
noun,
a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
- tholes
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- hotcha
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of approval or delight, now often used facetiously.)
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Toller
-
noun,
a person or thing that tolls.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Easley
-
noun,
a town in NW South Carolina.
- shohet
-
noun,
a person certified by a rabbi or Jewish court of law to slaughter animals for food in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.
- Horsey
-
adjective,
horsy.
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- thrall
-
noun,
a person who is in bondage; slave.
- corody
-
noun,
a right to receive maintenance in the form of housing, food, or clothing, especially the right enjoyed by the sovereign or a private benefactor to receive such maintenance from a religious house.
- coroll
-
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- thills
-
noun,
either of the pair of shafts of a vehicle between which a draft animal is harnessed.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- horrid
-
adjective,
such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- tolyls
-
adjective,
containing a tolyl group; cresyl.
- horol.
-
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- arride
-
verb (used with object),
to be agreeable or pleasing to.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- hostly
-
adjective,
of or proper to a host:
- Ellora
-
noun,
a village in S central India: important Hindu archaeological site.
- thiols
-
- Elodea
-
noun,
any of several New World submersed aquatic plants of the genus Elodea, having numerous, usually whorled leaves.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- hostel
-
noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- shirty
-
adjective,
bad-tempered; irritable; cranky.
- alcids
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- easily
-
adverb,
in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble:
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- descry
-
verb (used with object),
to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy:
- shoaly
-
adjective,
full of shoals or shallows.
- Horton
-
noun,
a river in the N Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing NW to Franklin Bay on the Beaufort Sea. 275 miles (443 km) long.
- Horthy
-
noun,
Miklós von Nagybánya [mik-lohsh fawn nod-yuh-bah-nyo] /ˈmɪk loʊʃ fɔn ˈnɒd yəˌbɑ nyɒ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1957, Hungarian admiral: regent of Hungary 1920–44.
- holies
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- echoes
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- hoards
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- Thallo
-
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- to-dos
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- denary
-
adjective,
containing ten; tenfold.
- dholes
-
noun,
a wild Asian dog, Cuon alpinus, that hunts in packs: an endangered species.
- Thales
-
noun,
c640–546? b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- Hirsch
-
noun,
John Stephen, 1930–1989, Canadian stage director, born in Hungary.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- theine
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- thaler
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- ardors
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- syndic
-
noun,
a person chosen to represent and transact business for a corporation, as a university.
- Sindhi
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Sind.
- hoiden
-
noun,
a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
- hoyden
-
noun,
a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
- crayon
-
noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- crayer
-
noun,
a small sailing vessel formerly used in trade along the coasts of western Europe.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- sirrah
-
noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- Syrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Syriac
-
noun,
a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- aholds
-
noun,
Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed by of):
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- dicho-
-
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- thrill
-
noun,
a sudden wave of keen emotion or excitement, sometimes manifested as a tremor or tingling sensation passing through the body.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- thence
-
adverb,
from that place:
- histo-
-
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- creasy
-
adjective,
full of creases.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- hither
-
Idioms,
hither and thither, in various quarters; here and there:
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Hitler
-
noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- enter-
-
- sirdar
-
noun,
(in India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan) a military chief or leader.
- archt.
-
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- enroll
-
verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- slatch
-
noun,
a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.
- siller
-
noun,
silver.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Thayer
-
noun,
Sylvanus, 1785–1872, U.S. army officer and educator.
- cradle
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Holder
-
noun,
something that holds or secures:
- Holden
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- hyoids
-
noun,
the hyoid bone.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- thresh
-
noun,
the act of threshing.
- airily
-
adverb,
in a lively or breezy manner; jauntily.
- Hindoo
-
noun,
Hindu.
- eolith
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- hoyles
-
noun,
Edmond, 1672–1769, English authority and writer on card games.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- sleety
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or like sleet.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- oyers
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- Thill
-
noun,
either of the pair of shafts of a vehicle between which a draft animal is harnessed.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- Orth.
-
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Orlon
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- thio-
-
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oiled
-
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.
- cert.
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- oleo-
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- onco-
-
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Thach
-
noun,
Edward, Teach, Edward.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- orial
-
- Ready
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Terry
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- tardy
-
adjective,
late; behind time; not on time:
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Tansy
-
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.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- rears
-
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Tally
-
noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- rect.
-
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- third
-
noun,
a third part, especially of one (1/3).
- alto-
-
- chyle
-
noun,
a milky fluid containing emulsified fat and other products of digestion, formed from the chyme in the small intestine and conveyed by the lacteals and the thoracic duct to the veins.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- chili
-
noun,
Also called chili pepper. the pungent pod of any of several species of Capsicum, especially C. annuum longum: used in cooking for its pungent flavor.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Alyce
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- alien
-
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.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Talys
-
noun,
Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- Chill
-
noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- acet-
-
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- alti-
-
- tyees
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- 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.
- cero-
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- terr.
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Recit
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Child
-
noun,
a person between birth and full growth; a boy or girl:
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- alloy
-
noun,
a substance composed of two or more metals, or of a metal or metals with a nonmetal, intimately mixed, as by fusion or electrodeposition.
- onto-
-
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rally
-
noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- rall.
-
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- tele-
-
- troys
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- Tyche
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of fortune.
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- aldol
-
noun,
Also called acetaldol. a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber vulcanizers and accelerators, and in perfumery.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- theor
-
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Chald
-
- orch.
-
- acyls
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- teeny
-
adjective,
tiny.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- oste-
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Teyde
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), Teide, Pico de.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chays
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- troll
-
noun,
a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.
- teno-
-
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- chary
-
adjective,
cautious or careful; wary:
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- Chany
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in SW Siberia, in the W Russian Federation in Asia. About 1300 sq. mi. (3365 sq. km).
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- tells
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- telo-
-
- theo-
-
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- 30-30
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- allo-
-
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- char-
-
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- acidy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or resembling acid; sharp; sour:
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- achoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- rayed
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Tycho
-
noun,
a prominent crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon, about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- order
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- telly
-
noun,
television.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- troch
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- chads
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Alcor
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tears
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- cheth
-
noun,
heth.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- 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.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- chide
-
verb (used with object),
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- tarry
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Tchad
-
noun,
Chad.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- onlay
-
noun,
an overlay, especially one in relief.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- Alley
-
noun,
a passage, as through a continuous row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages, etc.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Theos
-
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ordos
-
noun,
a desert plateau in the S Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in N China. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km).
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ordn.
-
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- Randy
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- tech.
-
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- techy
-
noun,
techie.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Trill
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- tera-
-
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- acity
-
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- scary
-
adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- synth
-
noun,
Informal. synthesizer (def 2).
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Scand
-
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- scaly
-
adjective,
covered with or abounding in scales or scale.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Cayes
-
noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- satyr
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sarc-
-
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- satin
-
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.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- synod
-
noun,
an assembly of ecclesiastics or other church delegates, convoked pursuant to the law of the church, for the discussion and decision of ecclesiastical affairs; ecclesiastical council.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Syene
-
noun,
ancient name of Aswan.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- toyon
-
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- silly
-
noun,
Informal. a silly or foolish person:
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Sino-
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- scat-
-
- ardor
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- synd.
-
- ahold
-
noun,
Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed by of):
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- areo-
-
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- sanit
-
- sito-
-
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- toady
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- rrhea
-
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- Tyson
-
noun,
Michael Gerald ("Mike"; "Iron Mike") born 1966, U.S. boxer.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Candy
-
noun,
any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
- sadhe
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- tyros
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- snood
-
noun,
the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Sandy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- 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.
- salty
-
adjective,
tasting of or containing salt; saline.
- slaty
-
adjective,
consisting of, resembling, or pertaining to slate.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- Sally
-
noun,
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- sloyd
-
noun,
a system of manual training based on experience gained in woodworking, originally developed in Sweden.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- sloid
-
noun,
sloyd.
- today
-
noun,
this present day:
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- sidle
-
noun,
a sidling movement.
- rooty
-
noun,
bread.
- tolls
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- seti-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- serry
-
verb (used with or without object),
to crowd closely together.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tono-
-
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- sero-
-
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- shirr
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- shoad
-
noun,
float (def 43).
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Seric
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- tolly
-
noun,
candle (def 1).
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- shiny
-
adjective,
bright or glossy in appearance.
- shade
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- shend
-
verb (used with object),
to put to shame.
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- sherd
-
noun,
shard.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- Shiah
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Shiʿites.
- Sheen
-
noun,
luster; brightness; radiance.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- shied
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- artsy
-
adjective,
arty.
- OIcel
-
- shady
-
Idioms,
on the shady side of, Informal. beyond (the specified age); more than:
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- shall
-
auxiliary verb,
plan to, intend to, or expect to:
- tonia
-
- asco-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- shill
-
noun,
a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- shard
-
noun,
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Shilh
-
noun,
a member of a mountain people of Morocco.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Scot.
-
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- atony
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- aero-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- shred
-
noun,
a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- sycee
-
noun,
fine uncoined silver in lumps of various sizes usually bearing a banker's or assayer's stamp or mark, formerly used in China as a medium of exchange.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- aeri-
-
- arith
-
- Sycon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall that is folded to form many short canals leading to the spongocoel.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- atory
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- astr.
-
- Seely
-
adjective,
insignificant or feeble; poor.
- seedy
-
adjective,
abounding in seed.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- tolyl
-
adjective,
containing a tolyl group; cresyl.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- Arnel
-
- ation
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sect.
-
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Tilly
-
noun,
Count Johan Tserclaes von [yoh-hahn tser-klahs fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn tsɛrˈklɑs fən/ (Show IPA), 1559–1632, German general in the Thirty Years' War.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- anis-
-
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cath.
-
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- ster.
-
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- 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.
- styli
-
noun,
a plural of stylus.
- style
-
noun,
a particular kind, sort, or type, as with reference to form, appearance, or character:
- 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.
- styl-
-
- Cathy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- anhyd
-
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- 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).
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Carry
-
noun,
range, as of a gun.
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- ante-
-
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- restr
-
- Casey
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- retd.
-
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- 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.
- actos
-
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- reni-
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- acro-
-
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Reedy
-
adjective,
full of reeds:
- tiled
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- redly
-
adverb,
with a red color or glow:
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Tildy
-
noun,
Zoltán [zawl-tahn] /ˈzɔl tɑn/ (Show IPA), 1889–1961, Hungarian statesman: premier 1945–46; president 1946–48.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- cent.
-
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- treys
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- andry
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- stony
-
adjective,
full of or abounding in stones or rock:
- stood
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Story
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- stray
-
noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- andr-
-
- Cello
-
noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Tyler
-
noun,
tiler (def 2).
- stroy
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- treas
-
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- Tyrol
-
noun,
an alpine region in W Austria and N Italy: a former Austrian crown land.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Royal
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- soldo
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Italy, the twentieth part of a lira, equal to five centesimi.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- ryots
-
noun,
a peasant.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- Tyree
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, near Ronne Ice Shelf. About 16,290 feet (4965 meters).
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- rishi
-
noun,
an inspired sage or poet.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- antsy
-
adjective,
unable to sit or stand still; fidgety:
- solid
-
noun,
a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- Card.
-
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- roods
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- archy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- Canty
-
adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- roily
-
adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- arche
-
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- Arch.
-
- Archd
-
- Rolla
-
noun,
a city in S central Missouri.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tyres
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- Rollo
-
noun,
Also called Rolf, Roy, Hrolf, Rolf the Ganger. a.d. c860–931? Norse chieftain: 1st duke of Normandy 911?.
- rolls
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- rhoea
-
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tynes
-
noun,
tine.
- anth-
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sorry
-
adjective,
feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.:
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rhod-
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- 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.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- rhet.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- aden-
-
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- 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.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Stacy
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- rhin-
-
- Srta.
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rynds
-
noun,
rind2 .
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rills
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Sonya
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Caryl
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- anti-
-
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- sooty
-
adjective,
covered, blackened, or smirched with soot.
- soony
-
adjective,
sentimental; emotional.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- sooey
-
interjection,
(a shout used in calling pigs.)
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Rider
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Ryder
-
noun,
Albert Pinkham [ping-kuh m] /ˈpɪŋ kəm/ (Show IPA), 1847–1917, U.S. painter.
- oidea
-
- noct-
-
- Leyte
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines: focal point of the U.S. invasion of the Philippines 1944. 3085 sq. mi. (7990 sq. km).
- deca-
-
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- halo-
-
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Larry
-
noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Handy
-
noun,
W(illiam) C(hristopher) 1873–1958, U.S. blues composer.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- lards
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- Hands
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- Decay
-
noun,
decomposition; rot:
- lardy
-
adjective,
like or consisting of lard:
- Hally
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cloth
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- larch
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- Hardy
-
noun,
a chisel or fuller with a square shank for insertion into a square hole (hardy hole) in a blacksmith's anvil.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- hards
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Deary
-
noun,
darling.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- hallo
-
noun,
the cry “hallo!”.
- Halle
-
noun,
Morris, born 1923, U.S. linguist, born in Latvia.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- cloys
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- hadst
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- leady
-
adjective,
like lead; leaden.
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Haydn
-
noun,
Franz Joseph [franz joh-zuh f,, -suh f,, frants;; German frahnts yoh-zef] /frænz ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf,, frænts;; German frɑnts ˈyoʊ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1732–1809, Austrian composer.
- Hayes
-
noun,
Carlton J(oseph) H(untley) 1882–1964, U.S. historian, educator, and diplomat.
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- decl.
-
- hairy
-
adjective,
covered with hair; having much hair.
- decyl
-
noun,
a group of isomeric univalent radicals, C 10 H 21 , derived from the decanes by removing one hydrogen atom.
- deci-
-
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- Hayti
-
noun,
former name of Haiti (def 1).
- latry
-
- latch
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- clone
-
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.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- 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.
- laths
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- lathy
-
adjective,
lathlike; long and thin.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Haley
-
noun,
Alex, 1921–92, U.S. writer.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Leahy
-
noun,
William Daniel, 1875–1959, U.S. admiral and diplomat.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- darts
-
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Lacey
-
noun,
a town in W Washington.
- heads
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- Healy
-
noun,
Timothy Michael, 1855–1931, Irish nationalist politician.
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Heath
-
noun,
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- dashi
-
noun,
a clear fish and kelp broth, used in Japanese cookery.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Hecht
-
noun,
Also called bird dismount. a dismount, as from the horizontal bar, in which a gymnast releases the apparatus at the height of a backswing, sails forward with outstretched arms and legs, and lands upright on the feet.
- ition
-
- hect-
-
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- heder
-
noun,
(especially in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Hedin
-
noun,
Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
- heeds
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- itchy
-
adjective,
having or causing an itching sensation.
- heels
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Italy
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- lact-
-
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Landy
-
noun,
John Michael, born 1930, Australian track athlete and political leader: governor of Victoria 2001–06.
- Harry
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- harsh
-
adjective,
ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect:
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- coaly
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing coal.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Hasid
-
noun,
a member of a sect founded in Poland in the 18th century by Baal Shem-Tov and characterized by its emphasis on mysticism, prayer, ritual strictness, religious zeal, and joy.
Compare Mitnagged.
- laity
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Hasty
-
adjective,
moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- Hatch
-
noun,
the act of hatching.
- Heady
-
adjective,
intoxicating:
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- layer
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- ladle
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- dashy
-
adjective,
showy; stylish; dashing.
- decoy
-
noun,
a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like.
- Hades
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Lidia
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
- Della
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Delia.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- delis
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- lidos
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- Lydia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom in W Asia Minor: under Croesus, a wealthy empire including most of Asia Minor.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- Lyles
-
noun,
a male given name.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Delhi
-
noun,
a union territory in N India. 574 sq. mi. (1487 sq. km).
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Lycia
-
noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- Licht
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- deles
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- licet
-
- lycee
-
noun,
a secondary school, especially in France, maintained by the government.
- lyase
-
noun,
any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lyard
-
adjective,
streaked or spotted with gray or white.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- erron
-
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- dent.
-
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Denys
-
noun,
Saint, Denîs, Saint.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- linty
-
adjective,
full of or covered with lint:
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- ento-
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- liney
-
adjective,
liny.
- cyto-
-
- cytol
-
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- Lindy
-
noun,
Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- Lynda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Lynch
-
noun,
John ("Jack") 1917–1999, Irish political leader: prime minister 1966–73, 1977–79.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- 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.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- delay
-
noun,
the act of delaying; procrastination; loitering.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- Ethyl
-
noun,
a type of antiknock fluid, containing tetraethyl lead and other ingredients for a more even combustion.
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- leery
-
adjective,
wary; suspicious (usually followed by of):
- Leeds
-
noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N England.
- decry
-
verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- leech
-
noun,
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- lect.
-
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Clyde
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a stupid, inept, or boorish person.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Leary
-
adjective,
leery1 .
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- Lethe
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Deity
-
noun,
a god or goddess.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Lesya
-
noun,
any of six possible colors given to the monad, or individual soul, by its karma and being lighter or darker according to the proportion of good or evil included in the karma.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- LeRoy
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Clary
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Esth.
-
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Ethel
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- deils
-
noun,
devil.
- clase
-
- lenos
-
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.
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Ital.
-
- istic
-
- Lyons
-
noun,
Joseph Aloysius, 1879–1939, Australian statesman: prime minister 1932–39.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- ility
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- ilio-
-
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- yirrs
-
noun,
a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
- yirds
-
noun,
earth.
- Holds
-
noun,
an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip:
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- yills
-
noun,
ale.
- yield
-
noun,
something yielded.
- holla
-
interjection,
(used as an informal greeting.)
- hoyas
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- Holly
-
noun,
any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Ilex, as I. opaca (American holly) the state tree of Delaware, or I. aquifolium (English holly) having glossy, spiny-toothed leaves, small, whitish flowers, and red berries.
- yetis
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- holo-
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- 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.
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- yells
-
noun,
a cry uttered by yelling.
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Hond.
-
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- Yeats
-
noun,
William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
- Hoyle
-
noun,
Edmond, 1672–1769, English authority and writer on card games.
- cooly
-
noun,
coolie.
- Hondo
-
noun,
Honshu.
- incl.
-
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- hyoid
-
noun,
the hyoid bone.
- Cons.
-
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- Const
-
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- hyson
-
noun,
a Chinese green tea dried and prepared from twisted leaves, especially of the early crop (young hyson)
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- hist.
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- hitch
-
noun,
the act or fact of fastening, as to something, especially temporarily.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- cooey
-
noun,
cooee.
- hoary
-
adjective,
gray or white with age:
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- yeast
-
noun,
any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Indo-
-
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- horsy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a horse.
- dishy
-
adjective,
Chiefly British. very attractive; pretty or beautiful:
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- hort.
-
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- icons
-
- yclad
-
verb,
past participle of clothe.
- icily
-
adverb,
in an icy manner:
- ician
-
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- ichth
-
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Idaho
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise.
Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- hotch
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to fidget or shiver.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Icel.
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- IATSE
-
- cores
-
- iatry
-
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- Yasht
-
noun,
a hymn to a deity.
- yacht
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- Yahoo
-
noun,
(in Swift's Gulliver's Travels) one of a race of brutes, having the form and all the vices of humans, who are subject to the Houyhnhnms.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Honey
-
noun,
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- idion
-
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- yeans
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Hooch
-
noun,
alcoholic liquor.
- hoods
-
noun,
a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- hooey
-
noun,
silly or worthless talk, writing, ideas, etc.; nonsense; bunk:
- coony
-
adjective,
sharp-witted and shrewd; wily; canny.
- hooly
-
adverb,
cautiously; gently.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- idles
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- cooty
-
noun,
cootie1 .
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- horny
-
adjective,
consisting of a horn or a hornlike substance; corneous.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- corr.
-
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- 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.
- horde
-
noun,
a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd:
- ideo-
-
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- idyll
-
noun,
a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like.
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- idio-
-
- hiney
-
noun,
heinie2 .
- hinds
-
noun,
Zoology. the female of the deer, chiefly the red deer, especially in and after the third year.
- Isth.
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Henty
-
noun,
George Alfred, 1832–1902, English journalist and novelist.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- dairy
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- daily
-
noun,
a newspaper appearing each day or each weekday.
- herds
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- Dache
-
noun,
Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Henry
-
noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Irish
-
noun,
the inhabitants of Ireland and their descendants elsewhere.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- herns
-
- Herod
-
noun,
("the Great") 73?–4 b.c, king of Judea 37–4.
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- irid-
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- colat
-
- herry
-
verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- Daisy
-
noun,
any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Iran.
-
- coele
-
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- Heidi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- Heyse
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- codon
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- Helen
-
noun,
Also called Helen of Troy. Classical Mythology. the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda and wife of Menelaus whose abduction by Paris was the cause of the Trojan War.
- heli-
-
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- coel-
-
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- dancy
-
adjective,
suitable for or conducive to dancing; danceable.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Dalny
-
noun,
former Russian name of Dalian (def 2).
- dally
-
verb (used with object),
to waste (time) (usually followed by away).
- dalle
-
noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- hello
-
noun,
the call “hello” (used as an expression of greeting):
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Daley
-
noun,
Richard J(oseph) 1902–76, U.S. politician: mayor of Chicago 1955–76.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- Hench
-
noun,
Philip Showalter [shoh-awl-ter] /ˈʃoʊ ɔl tər/ (Show IPA), 1896–1965, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- inst.
-
- Colo.
-
- insol
-
- 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.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- Hylas
-
noun,
a tree frog of the genus Hyla.
- Hilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “maid of battle.”.
- Hilla
-
noun,
a city in central Iraq, S of Baghdad.
- Hilly
-
adjective,
full of hills; having many hills; hilly country.
- inlay
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- hier-
-
- hillo
-
interjection, noun,
hallo.
- init.
-
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- hylo-
-
- Hind.
-
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- Hindi
-
noun,
the most widely spoken of the modern Indic vernaculars, especially its best-known variety, Western Hindi.
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Colly
-
noun,
grime; soot.
- hyena
-
noun,
a doglike carnivore of the family Hyaenidae, of Africa, southwestern Asia, and south central Asia, having a coarse coat, a sloping back, and large teeth and feeding chiefly on carrion, often in packs.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- heths
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- yores
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- hyal-
-
- hides
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- hydr-
-
- Hydra
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a water or marsh serpent with nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two; Hercules killed this serpent by cauterizing the necks as he cut off the heads.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- yo-ho
-
interjection,
(used as a call or shout to attract attention, accompany effort, etc.)
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- intr.
-
- coll.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- yodel
-
noun,
a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- cryo-
-
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- yodle
-
noun,
a song, refrain, etc., so sung.
- iodo-
-
- crit.
-
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- noto-
-
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Dynel
-
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- edit.
-
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Edith
-
noun,
a female given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “war.”.
- Edyth
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- nails
-
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.
- lt-yr
-
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- econ.
-
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- nasty
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- nosey
-
adjective,
nosy.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- naso-
-
- dicey
-
adjective,
unpredictable; risky; uncertain.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- ecto-
-
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- dooly
-
noun,
(in India) a simple litter, often used to transport sick or wounded persons.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Edsel
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “rich” and “hall.”.
- natl.
-
- eyres
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Doisy
-
noun,
Edward Adelbert [ad-l-bert,, uh-del-] /ˈæd l bərt,, əˈdɛl-/ (Show IPA), 1893–1986, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1943.
- dynes
-
noun,
the standard centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second on a mass of one gram. Abbreviation: dyn.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- doily
-
noun,
any small, ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- cyans
-
noun,
cyan blue.
- Doyle
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Conan [kaw-nuh n,, koh-] /ˈkɔ nən,, ˈkoʊ-/ (Show IPA), 1859–1930, British physician, novelist, and detective-story writer.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- eyrie
-
noun,
aerie.
- Lords
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- eyrir
-
noun,
an aluminum bronze coin of Iceland, the 100th part of a króna.
- doyen
-
noun,
the senior member, as in age, rank, or experience, of a group, class, profession, etc.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Loral
-
adjective,
of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- dolor
-
noun,
sorrow; grief.
- diary
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- Dolon
-
noun,
a son of Eumedes who was killed by Diomedes and Odysseus even though he had given them valuable information about the Trojans.
- Dolly
-
noun,
Informal. a doll.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- cyan-
-
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- drill
-
noun,
Machinery, Building Trades.
a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation.
a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- dials
-
noun,
a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Lorry
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a motor truck, especially a large one.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- dial.
-
- nerdy
-
adjective,
Slang. of or like a nerd.
- Neth.
-
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- Dilly
-
noun,
something or someone regarded as remarkable, unusual, etc.:
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Nelly
-
noun,
inferior or cheap wine.
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- drays
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- drily
-
adverb,
dryly.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- dryer
-
noun,
Also, drier. a machine, appliance, or apparatus for removing moisture, as by forced ventilation or heat:
- drier
-
noun,
a person or thing that dries.
- chord
-
noun,
a feeling or emotion:
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- dilis
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- dilli
-
noun,
Dili.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- droll
-
noun,
a droll person; jester; wag.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- Dylan
-
noun,
Bob (Robert Zimmerman) born 1941, U.S. folk-rock singer, guitarist, and composer.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- drool
-
noun,
saliva running down from one's mouth; drivel.
- Dryas
-
noun,
any creeping plant belonging to the genus Dryas, of the rose family, having solitary white or yellow flowers, comprising the mountain avens.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- ecol.
-
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- Diels
-
noun,
Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- nolos
-
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.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- dict.
-
- dorrs
-
noun,
dor1 .
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- dills
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- dich-
-
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- dorty
-
adjective,
sullen; sulky.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- chol-
-
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- needy
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) needy persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- nears
-
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- Noyes
-
noun,
Alfred, 1880–1958, English poet.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- noisy
-
adjective,
making much noise:
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- Nydia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Elyot
-
noun,
Sir Thomas, c1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat.
- cyder
-
noun,
cider.
- loyal
-
adjective,
faithful to one's sovereign, government, or state:
- Ochoa
-
noun,
Severo [suh-vair-oh;; Spanish se-ve-raw] /səˈvɛər oʊ;; Spanish sɛˈvɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- lytic
-
adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to lysis or a lysin.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- ency.
-
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- desc.
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Cyril
-
noun,
Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Derry
-
noun,
a meaningless refrain or chorus in old songs.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- cidal
-
- 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.
- chirr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- encl.
-
- Cirri
-
noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Chin.
-
- Lith.
-
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- lithy
-
adjective,
lithe; supple; flexible.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elyse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- disty
-
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- ditsy
-
adjective,
flighty and easily confused; mildly or harmlessly eccentric.
- Cindy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cynthia.
- cine-
-
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- local
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Elroy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- octa-
-
- odyls
-
noun,
od.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- ditch
-
noun,
a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- diols
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- octo-
-
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- LLoyd
-
noun,
Welsh Legend. Llwyd.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- dirls
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- doeth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dhals
-
noun,
dal.
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Elche
-
noun,
a city in E Spain.
- dhole
-
noun,
a wild Asian dog, Cuon alpinus, that hunts in packs: an endangered species.
- disc.
-
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- lyric
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- lyres
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- dist.
-
- dhoti
-
noun,
a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- loony
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- lysin
-
noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- dirty
-
Idioms,
do (someone) dirty, Slang. to treat unfairly or reprehensibly, as by cheating or slandering.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- Lysol
-
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- lyso-
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- endo-
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- cyst-
-
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- ctr.
-
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- tron
-
- 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.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- Dray
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- arr.
-
- tRNA
-
- Ind.
-
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Din.
-
- drch
-
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- shod
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Hill
-
noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
- cts.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Doty
-
adjective,
(of wood) decayed.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- hide
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- Hyde
-
noun,
Douglas, 1860–1949, Irish author and statesman: president of Ireland. 1938–45.
- doth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- dys-
-
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- dis-
-
- Hos.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- dir.
-
- Dill
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Hyla
-
noun,
a tree frog of the genus Hyla.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- Cres
-
- Heth
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- 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.
- ACLS
-
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- dol.
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Dino
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- hold
-
noun,
an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip:
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- syn-
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- hood
-
noun,
a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- shr.
-
- sync
-
noun,
synchronization:
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- hol-
-
- Hoyt
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- tri-
-
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- Doll
-
noun,
a small figure representing a baby or other human being, especially for use as a child's toy.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- DOHC
-
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- ARIS
-
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- trid
-
- achy
-
adjective,
having or causing an aching sensation:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- sild
-
noun,
(in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- holy
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- Cort
-
- syll
-
- hoys
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- Dorr
-
noun,
dor1 .
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- slay
-
noun,
sley.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- 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.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Dory
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- sld.
-
- dlr.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- sley
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- SLIC
-
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- Dyna
-
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Hoya
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- 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.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- hods
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- hor.
-
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- dioc
-
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Syr.
-
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- hyte
-
adjective,
insane; mad.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- crat
-
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- dyne
-
noun,
the standard centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second on a mass of one gram. Abbreviation: dyn.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- ACTH
-
- HOLC
-
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- 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.
- dia-
-
- 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.
- ELAS
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- TDRS
-
- tchr
-
- alt.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- tidy
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- art.
-
- dhal
-
noun,
dal.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- 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.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- tyee
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- ance
-
- eyed
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- AInd
-
- Hall
-
noun,
a corridor or passageway in a building.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- eyen
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- hal-
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Eyre
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Hahn
-
noun,
Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tanh
-
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- eyes
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Hays
-
noun,
Will (Harrison) 1879–1954, U.S. lawyer, politician, and official of the motion-picture industry.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- eyne
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- AISI
-
- Eth.
-
- ancy
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- end-
-
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ald.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Den.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ence
-
- Alco
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- enc.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Ens.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- they
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- enl.
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- der.
-
- the-
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Deny
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Alis
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- deys
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- Elys
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- eso-
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- etc.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- dely
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- ter.
-
- all-
-
- Esd.
-
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ally
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- ELLE
-
- Del.
-
- eery
-
adjective,
eerie.
- EEOC
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- ANSI
-
- aet.
-
- ant.
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Held
-
noun,
John, Jr. 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Daly
-
noun,
(John) Augustin [aw-guhs-tin] /ɔˈgʌs tɪn/ (Show IPA), 1838–99, U.S. playwright, critic, and theatrical manager.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Sra.
-
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- ano-
-
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- Danl
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Hedy
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “pleasing.”.
- heed
-
noun,
careful attention; notice; observation (usually with give or take).
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Dyer
-
noun,
John, 1700–58, British poet.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- hehs
-
noun,
he2 .
- Ste.
-
- Toll
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- dyes
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- 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.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Soni
-
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- drys
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- 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.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- 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:
- soln
-
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- aer-
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- thi-
-
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- edhs
-
noun,
eth.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- str.
-
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- Andy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Andrew.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- EDTA
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- Dec.
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- tion
-
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- DCNL
-
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- eco-
-
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- ahoy
-
interjection,
(used as a call to hail another ship, attract attention, etc.)
- HEAO
-
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- TODS
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- hash
-
noun,
a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Dyce
-
noun,
Alexander, 1798–1869, Scottish editor.
- Tyrr
-
noun,
Tyr.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- ands
-
- DChE
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- tody
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- ect-
-
- hath
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dat.
-
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Yard
-
noun,
a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- rad.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- rynd
-
noun,
rind2 .
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NASD
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- RIIA
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- NDAC
-
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- RNAS
-
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- cloy
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Nah.
-
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- NADH
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rhys
-
noun,
Jean (Ellen Gwendolen Rees Williams) 1890–1979, English novelist, born in Dominica.
- lea.
-
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- OTOH
-
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Can.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- 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.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- neo-
-
- itol
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Rory
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- iso-
-
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- std.
-
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Cody
-
noun,
William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") 1846–1917, U.S. Army scout and showman.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- lays
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- NDSL
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- OSRD
-
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Neh.
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Chr.
-
- RONA
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Lady
-
noun,
a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Ltd.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Lyon
-
noun,
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- cyte
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- Cels
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- Ceto
-
- Lily
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- lin.
-
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lynd
-
noun,
Robert Staughton [stawt-n] /ˈstɔt n/ (Show IPA), 1892–1970, and his wife Helen (Merrell) [mer-uh l] /ˈmɛr əl/ (Show IPA) 1896–1982, U.S. sociologists.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- lond
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- cyl.
-
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- CERN
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Lolo
-
noun,
Also called Yi. a member of a people inhabiting the mountainous regions of southwestern China near the eastern borders of Tibet and Burma.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- 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.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- cide
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- rcd.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lys-
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lyse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- 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.
-
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- LitD
-
- lyte
-
- cir.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Llyr
-
noun,
the father of Manawydan: corresponds to the Irish Ler.
- RdAc
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Chal
-
- 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.
- chs.
-
- 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.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- 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.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- 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.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- clar
-
- Lely
-
noun,
Sir Peter [pee-ter;; Dutch pey-tuh r] /ˈpi tər;; Dutch ˈpeɪ tər/ (Show IPA), (Pieter van der Faes) 1618–80, Dutch painter in England.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- leys
-
noun,
leu.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- 1080
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lyes
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lyle
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lory
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- cat.
-
- chay
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Cdr.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- lych
-
noun,
British Obsolete. lich.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- itis
-
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- 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.
- Ill.
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- secy
-
- sech
-
- illy
-
adverb,
ill.
- sec.
-
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- atic
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- NTIA
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- oro-
-
- 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.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- 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.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- yids
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- yill
-
noun,
ale.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- ates
-
- yird
-
noun,
earth.
- yirr
-
noun,
a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Ont.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ile-
-
- oory
-
adjective,
ourie.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- sci.
-
- not-
-
- Cond
-
- Con.
-
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ins.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- sch.
-
- 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.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- inae
-
- IndE
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- scr.
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- ator
-
- Indy
-
noun,
Indianapolis, Ind.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- scil
-
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- intl
-
- Shah
-
noun,
(formerly, in Iran) king; sovereign.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- ICSH
-
- Shay
-
noun,
a chaise.
- odyl
-
noun,
od.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- OEEC
-
- OECD
-
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- asc-
-
- 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.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ical
-
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- yeld
-
adjective,
barren; sterile.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- yech
-
interjection,
yuck1 .
- Yedo
-
noun,
a former name of Tokyo.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- yell
-
noun,
a cry uttered by yelling.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Cor.
-
- ashy
-
adjective,
ash-colored; pale; wan:
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- oldy
-
noun,
oldie.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- ole-
-
- Oct.
-
- yeah
-
adverb,
yes.
- int.
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIRA
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- NYSE
-
- Col.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Ire.
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- nos-
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- dish
-
noun,
an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- 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 = .
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- yond
-
adverb, adjective,
yonder.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- ord.
-
- yrs.
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- 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.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- 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.
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- 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.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Cal.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Nor.
-
- yods
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- iod-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Yolo
-
interjection,
You only live once! (used especially to rationalize impulsive or reckless behavior):
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Sat.
-
- coly
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- 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.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- 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.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- DLC
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- di.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ae.
-
- ead
-
- Ola
-
- dyn
-
- 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:
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- dye
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- ean
-
- DNA
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- OCS
-
- EIS
-
- Rd.
-
- DNR
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- TID
-
- NIH
-
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- AHL
-
- DLS
-
- TIA
-
- tlr
-
- RCS
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- Re.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- AEC
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- NES
-
- DLO
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ETD
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- OIr
-
- Oyo
-
noun,
a city in W Nigeria.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ODT
-
- dha
-
- dh-
-
- RDS
-
- ays
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- LON
-
- 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.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- AIC
-
- TSE
-
- TSH
-
- TSI
-
- REA
-
- RDC
-
- Ar.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Tro
-
- RCA
-
- eo-
-
- NHA
-
- OIt
-
- NHI
-
- RCN
-
- NHL
-
- an.
-
- DTh
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DHL
-
- NHS
-
- NIA
-
- DST
-
- DSR
-
- al.
-
- RCT
-
- DSA
-
- RDA
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- DIL
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- NYA
-
- OCR
-
- DIY
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- LST
-
- ECA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ec-
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- EEC
-
- 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.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- ne-
-
- EEO
-
- NEA
-
- LTA
-
- oo-
-
- LSI
-
- TRH
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- LSC
-
- 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.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- OSD
-
- Ehr
-
- OTC
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- OSA
-
- OED
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- NYC
-
- OOT
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- oon
-
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- NAD
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Oc.
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NCO
-
- AYH
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ltr
-
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- LTL
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- LTh
-
- EDT
-
- AHE
-
- ote
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- eir
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- ed.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- OCD
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- tra
-
- OSO
-
- tr.
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- OTS
-
- TLC
-
- ose
-
- nr.
-
- tlo
-
- Dry
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- acy
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- NEC
-
- Dr.
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- CIA
-
- OTA
-
- NOC
-
- OAO
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- eye
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ot-
-
- EDC
-
- NSA
-
- OAS
-
- ONI
-
- NDE
-
- ACS
-
- ory
-
- 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.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- DRE
-
- NSC
-
- Doi
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- IOT
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- HHD
-
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- ior
-
- 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.
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- CSA
-
- SAR
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Ir.
-
- aor
-
- IRC
-
- DCL
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- DSC
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- CRT
-
- DSO
-
- ScD
-
- ine
-
- ct.
-
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- cl.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- INH
-
- SLR
-
- CAI
-
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- CRS
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- IOC
-
- yod
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- sc.
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- 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 = .
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- hyd
-
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SLE
-
- ISR
-
- sd.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- Cyd
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- St.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ist
-
- Hey
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)
- ITA
-
- heh
-
noun,
he2 .
- ITC
-
- YTD
-
- ite
-
- ity
-
- DAR
-
- Sta
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- IRL
-
- ISA
-
- IRO
-
- DAE
-
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- IRS
-
- DAY
-
noun,
the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- ise
-
- So.
-
- ish
-
- Isl
-
- SAE
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SRO
-
- Sr.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- La.
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- YCL
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- SHA
-
- ide
-
- ase
-
- oid
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ASI
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- yds
-
- sht
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- 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).
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- sho
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- yah
-
interjection,
an exclamation of impatience or derision.
- yad
-
noun,
a tapered, usually ornamented rod, usually of silver, with the tip of the tapered part forming a fist with the index finger extended, used by the reader of a scroll of the Torah as a place marker.
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- shh
-
interjection,
sh.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- shy
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- id.
-
- ics
-
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- HST
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- hrs
-
- HRE
-
- ARS
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- SDR
-
- ILO
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ard
-
- se-
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- SDI
-
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- SDA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- SLA
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ca.
-
- ch.
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- Hoy
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Yeo
-
- ier
-
- yer
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Syl
-
- YHA
-
- IHS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Yid
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- SED
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- il-
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- LCL
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HRH
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- EOE
-
- TCS
-
- TDY
-
- 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.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ThD
-
- HSH
-
- hr.
-
- th-
-
- HIH
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- oic
-
- ETS
-
- TCA
-
- Clo
-
- ETO
-
- LDL
-
- LCA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- CDT
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ld.
-
- LDC
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Hay
-
noun,
grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- hah
-
interjection,
ha.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- THC
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- ETR
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ANC
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- CED
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ESR
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- CEA
-
- Les
-
- ESL
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- LHD
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Dey
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- CLI
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- ety
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ery
-
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- cle
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LCD
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- ALC
-
- LOC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- CYO
-
- ROI
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- DCS
-
- de-
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- STL
-
- CNO
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- LDS
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LSD
-
- Lt.
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- CIE
-
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- STI
-
- HCR
-
- DET
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- HDL
-
- hd.
-
- CNS
-
- DEA
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- RLD
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ll.
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ene
-
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- TAL
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- RNR
-
- LLD
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- ROA
-
- en-
-
- CEO
-
- CLR
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- ic
-
- Y.
-
- i.
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- DN
-
- AO
-
- YT
-
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- ol
-
- yd
-
noun,
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- ty
-
- N.
-
- ly
-
- t.
-
- D.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- RO
-
- dl
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RH
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TD
-
- R.
-
- SL
-
- NL
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- SA
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- S.
-
- ee
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NH
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- 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.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LH
-
- L.
-
- yr
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- yl
-
- OA
-
- ey
-
- LR
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- HL
-
- O.
-
- h.
-
- HH
-
- CE
-
- TN
-
- LC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ND
-
- NI
-
- NY
-
- TC
-
- SN
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- ry
-
- le
-
- Hy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- TL
-
- EI
-