Anagrams of flat-grained
Word flat-grained has
1288 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of flat-grained.
- taligrade
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adjective,
walking on the outer side of the foot.
- tragedian
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noun,
an actor especially noted for performing tragic roles.
- agential
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adjective,
pertaining to an agent or agency.
- integral
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noun,
an integral whole.
- fairlead
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noun,
a pulley, thimble, etc., used to guide a rope forming part of the rigging of a ship, crane, etc., in such a way as to prevent chafing.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- gladiate
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adjective,
having the shape of a sword; sword-shaped.
- Adlerian
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adjective,
of or relating to Alfred Adler or his doctrines, especially in respect to the belief that behavior is determined by compensation for feelings of inferiority.
- inflated
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adjective,
distended with air or gas; swollen.
- Reginald
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “counsel and rule.”.
- geranial
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noun,
See under citral.
- galatine
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noun,
galantine.
- algerita
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noun,
agarita.
- alginate
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noun,
a salt of alginic acid.
- indagate
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verb (used with object),
to investigate; research.
- Algerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Algeria.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- gradient
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noun,
the degree of inclination, or the rate of ascent or descent, in a highway, railroad, etc.
- drainage
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noun,
the act or process of draining.
- drafting
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noun,
mechanical drawing.
- driftage
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noun,
the action or an amount of drifting.
- red-flag
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noun,
the symbol or banner of a left-wing revolutionary party.
- argental
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling silver.
- flagrant
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adjective,
shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring:
- Garfield
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noun,
James Abram, 1831–81, 20th president of the U.S., 1881.
- dragline
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noun,
a rope dragging from something; dragrope.
- Gardenia
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noun,
any evergreen tree or shrub belonging to the genus Gardenia, of the madder family, native to the warmer parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, cultivated for its usually large, fragrant white flowers.
- Triangle
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noun,
a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
- dentalia
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noun,
any tooth shell of the genus Dentalium.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- Grindle
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noun,
bowfin.
- Falange
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noun,
the official state political party in Spain from 1936 until disbandment in 1977.
- Fergana
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noun,
a city in E Uzbekistan, SE of Tashkent.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- fantail
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noun,
a tail, end, or part shaped like a fan.
- airdate
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noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- fatling
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noun,
a young animal, as a calf or a lamb, fattened for slaughter.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- tendril
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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.
- indraft
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noun,
an inward flow or current, as of air or water.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- felting
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noun,
felted material, either woven or felt fabric.
- tanager
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noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- engraft
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verb (used with object),
Horticulture. to insert, as a scion of one tree or plant into another, for propagation:
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- rafting
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noun,
the sport of traveling on rivers and streams by raft.
- Reading
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noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- gradate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to gradate.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- ingraft
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verb (used with object),
engraft.
- regalia
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plural noun,
the ensigns or emblems of royalty, as the crown or scepter.
- gnarled
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noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- railage
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noun,
an amount charged for transporting goods by rail.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- Algeria
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noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Capital: Algiers.
- radiate
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adjective,
radiating from a center.
- fag-end
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noun,
the last part or very end of something:
- radiant
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noun,
a point or object from which rays proceed.
- tearing
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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.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- Aleardi
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noun,
Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- inflate
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verb (used with object),
to distend; swell or puff out; dilate:
- finagle
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verb (used with object),
to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of):
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Tangled
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noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- grained
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noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- fade-in
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noun,
Movies, Television. a gradual increase in the visibility of a scene.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- dragnet
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noun,
a net to be drawn along the bottom of a river, pond, etc., or along the ground, to catch fish, small game, etc.
- adrenal
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noun,
adrenal gland.
- frigate
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noun,
a fast naval vessel of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, generally having a lofty ship rig and heavily armed on one or two decks.
- gelatin
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- Trianda
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noun,
a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
- granita
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noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- danaite
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noun,
a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
- gardant
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adjective,
guardant.
- Gratiae
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plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- fragile
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adjective,
easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail:
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Darling
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noun,
a person very dear to another; one dearly loved.
- laniard
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noun,
lanyard.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- leading
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that leads.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- retinal
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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.
- Gardena
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Garland
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noun,
a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration:
- defiant
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adjective,
characterized by defiance; boldly resistant or challenging:
- ringlet
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noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- tringle
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noun,
a narrow, straight molding, as a fillet.
- agalite
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noun,
a fibrous variety of talc.
- Grenada
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noun,
one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- laterad
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adverb,
toward the side.
- Gratian
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noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- trindle
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noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- flaring
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noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- Landtag
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noun,
the legislature of certain states in Germany.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- flinder
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noun,
Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
- flinger
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noun,
a person or thing that flings.
- dealing
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noun,
Usually, dealings. relations; business:
- dangle
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noun,
the act of dangling.
- reflag
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verb (used with object),
to register (a foreign ship) so that it flies the flag of the registering nation and thereby comes under the latter's protection.
- Daniel
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noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Dingle
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noun,
a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.
- danger
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noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- dilate
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verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- regift
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noun,
an unwanted gift that is given away.
- dinger
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noun,
humdinger.
- redial
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noun,
automatic redial.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- gradin
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noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- Grande
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noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- Nagari
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noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- grani-
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- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- defang
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verb (used with object),
to remove the fangs of:
- denial
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noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- dental
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- denti-
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- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- dentil
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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.
- retina
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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.
- derail
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- inter.
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- detail
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noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- dartle
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verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- detain
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verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- darnel
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- Darlan
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noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- Graiae
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plural noun,
Graeae.
- daring
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noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- grand-
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- dialer
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- rident
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- regnal
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adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- Granta
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noun,
Cam.
- Danite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Delian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- redfin
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noun,
any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- flange
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noun,
a projecting rim, collar, or ring on a shaft, pipe, machine housing, etc., cast or formed to give additional strength, stiffness, or supporting area, or to provide a place for the attachment of other objects.
- Friend
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noun,
a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
- Frieda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- fridge
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noun,
a refrigerator.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- Lerida
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noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- Gerald
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noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “spear” and “rule.”.
- Lander
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noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- lifter
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- genit.
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- ligand
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noun,
Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- ligate
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- finlet
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noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- finger
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noun,
any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- finder
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noun,
a person or thing that finds.
- lanate
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adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- finale
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noun,
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.
- fringe
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noun,
a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- gelada
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noun,
a large baboonlike cliff-dwelling monkey, Theropithecus gelada, native to mountains of Ethiopia, having a brown coat and, in the male, a luxuriant mane: an endangered species.
- Garnet
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Garden
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noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- Garand
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noun,
John C(antius) [French kahn-tsyys] /French ˈkɑ̃ tsyüs/ (Show IPA), 1888–1974, U.S. inventor of M-1 semiautomatic rifle, born in Canada.
- Gander
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noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- Latina
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noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- Galena
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noun,
a common, heavy mineral, lead sulfide, PbS, occurring in lead-gray crystals, usually cubes, and cleavable masses: the principal ore of lead.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Galati
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noun,
a port in E Romania, on the Danube River. 252,884.
- gelati
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noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- gaiter
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- gaited
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noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Gadite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Gad.
- filter
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noun,
any substance, as cloth, paper, porous porcelain, or a layer of charcoal or sand, through which liquid or gas is passed to remove suspended impurities or to recover solids.
- filate
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adjective,
threadlike.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- engird
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verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- engild
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verb (used with object),
to brighten with or as with golden light:
- radial
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noun,
a radial section or construction.
- radian
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noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- Glenda
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noun,
a female given name.
- Raglan
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noun,
a loose overcoat with raglan sleeves.
- glider
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noun,
a motorless, heavier-than-air aircraft for gliding from a higher to a lower level by the action of gravity or from a lower to a higher level by the action of air currents.
- ranged
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- intra-
-
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Reagan
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noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- lagena
-
noun,
an outpocketing of the saccule of birds, reptiles, and bony fishes corresponding to the cochlear duct of mammals.
- fidget
-
noun,
Often, fidgets. the condition or an instance of being nervously restless, uneasy, or impatient.
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- fetial
-
adjective,
concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace:
- gifted
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- Gilder
-
noun,
a person or thing that gilds.
- Gilead
-
noun,
a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Laager
-
noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- farina
-
noun,
flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
- fardel
-
noun,
a bundle; burden.
- girdle
-
noun,
a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- lading
-
noun,
the act of lading.
- fanega
-
noun,
a unit of dry measure in Spanish-speaking countries, equal in Spain to 1.58 U.S. bushels (55.7 liters).
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- falter
-
noun,
the act of faltering; an unsteadiness of gait, voice, action, etc.
- failed
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- gratin
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noun,
au gratin.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- agenda
-
noun,
a list, plan, outline, or the like, of things to be done, matters to be acted or voted upon, etc.:
- Anglia
-
noun,
Latin name of England.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- Anlage
-
noun,
Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- adrift
-
adjective, adverb,
floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored:
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- Alfred
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Old English words meaning “elf” and “counsel.”.
- agnate
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- angled
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- adnate
-
adjective,
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
- aglare
-
adjective, adverb,
glaring; blazing:
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- 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.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- indef.
-
- Agadir
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Morocco: destroyed by earthquake in 1960; new town rebuilt S of original site.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- 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.
- afraid
-
adjective,
feeling fear; filled with apprehension:
- afeard
-
adjective,
afraid.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- Angela
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “messenger.”.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- afield
-
adverb,
abroad; away from home.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- agnail
-
noun,
hangnail.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- adren-
-
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- ringed
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- tergal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- tranfd
-
- alegar
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- 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.
- argali
-
noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- infra-
-
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- trifle
-
noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- ling.
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- fated
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- 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.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Fidel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Fiend
-
noun,
Satan; the devil.
- Falda
-
noun,
a white silk vestment extending from the waist to the ground, worn over the cassock by the pope on solemn occasions.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- fa-la
-
noun,
a text or refrain in old songs.
- filar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a thread or threads.
- natl.
-
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- Field
-
noun,
an expanse of open or cleared ground, especially a piece of land suitable or used for pasture or tillage.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- fetid
-
adjective,
having an offensive odor; stinking.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- feti-
-
- feign
-
verb (used with object),
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
- 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.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- fatal
-
adjective,
causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly:
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- lagan
-
noun,
anything sunk in the sea, but attached to a buoy or the like so that it may be recovered.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Gilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- fetal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.
- farad
-
noun,
the standard unit of capacitance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the capacitance of a capacitor between the plates of which there appears a potential difference of one volt when it is charged by a quantity of electricity equal to one coulomb. Symbol: F.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- feral
-
adjective,
existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated or cultivated; wild.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- 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.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- NAAFI
-
noun,
Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
- felid
-
noun,
any animal of the family Felidae, comprising the cats.
- Fedin
-
noun,
Konstantin Aleksandrovich [kuh n-stuhn-tyeen uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /kən stʌnˈtyin ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1977, Russian novelist and short-story writer.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- final
-
noun,
that which is last; that which forms an end or termination.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- galea
-
noun,
Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- aden-
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- adage
-
noun,
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- gelid
-
adjective,
very cold; icy.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- Ganda
-
noun,
Luganda.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- 30-30
-
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trig.
-
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- 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.
- Garda
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- 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.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- ganef
-
noun,
a thief, swindler, crook, or rascal.
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- aeri-
-
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Lifar
-
noun,
Serge [syir-gyey;; French serzh] /syɪrˈgyeɪ;; French sɛrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1905–86, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, in Paris after 1923.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- flare
-
noun,
a flaring or swaying flame or light, as of torches in the wind.
- AFTRA
-
- flair
-
noun,
a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack:
- Agade
-
noun,
Akkad (def 2).
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- lign-
-
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- flied
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- fling
-
noun,
an act of flinging.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Fried
-
noun,
Alfred Hermann [al-frid hur-muh n;; German ahl-freyt her-mahn] /ˈæl frɪd ˈhɜr mən;; German ˈɑl freɪt ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1921, Austrian writer and journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Genl.
-
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Freda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lang.
-
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- frail
-
noun,
Older Slang: Sometimes Offensive. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- 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.
- 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.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- flirt
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- Faial
-
noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 66 sq. mi. (171 sq. km).
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- graft
-
noun,
Horticulture.
a bud, shoot, or scion of a plant inserted in a groove, slit, or the like in a stem or stock of another plant in which it continues to grow.
the plant resulting from such an operation; the united stock and scion.
the place where the scion is inserted.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- angi-
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Angl.
-
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Regt.
-
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- dial.
-
- diag.
-
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dinge
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- ante-
-
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andr-
-
- 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.
- draft
-
noun,
a drawing, sketch, or design.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Fagin
-
noun,
(in Dickens' Oliver Twist) a villainous old man who trains and uses young boys as thieves.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- refl.
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- dirge
-
noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- anti-
-
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- retd.
-
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- grift
-
noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Arnel
-
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- grief
-
noun,
keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret.
- ridge
-
noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- dent.
-
- tafia
-
noun,
a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- relig
-
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- gride
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Delft
-
noun,
earthenware having an opaque white glaze with an overglaze decoration, usually in blue.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- reni-
-
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- anat.
-
- rifle
-
noun,
a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- Alfie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- engr.
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- gland
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion.
any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Ital.
-
- 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.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- nitr-
-
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- algae
-
plural noun,
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- faena
-
noun,
the final third of a bullfight in which the matador uses a muleta and the sword in making the final series of passes preparatory to the kill.
- fader
-
noun,
a person or thing that fades.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- Dagan
-
noun,
the Mesopotamian god of agriculture and the earth: a counterpart of the Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- glade
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- Aldan
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- algia
-
- algid
-
adjective,
cold; chilly.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- intr.
-
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Alta.
-
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- alti-
-
- drift
-
noun,
a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- anal.
-
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- glide
-
noun,
a gliding movement, as in dancing.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- Iran.
-
- edit.
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- 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.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- int.
-
- 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:
- inae
-
- Lani
-
- IndE
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- intl
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Ire.
-
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Inf.
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- infl
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- 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.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Rida
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- regd
-
- Reg.
-
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- ref.
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- trid
-
- tri-
-
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- ten.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ign.
-
- Lat.
-
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- LitD
-
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Life
-
noun,
the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Ltd.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- leg.
-
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- 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.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leaf
-
noun,
one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- lea.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- 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.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- rad.
-
- RAAF
-
- NTIA
-
- NIRA
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nafl
-
noun,
a prayer, charitable act, etc., that goes beyond the requirements of one's religion.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- 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.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- tRNA
-
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- ile-
-
- 1080
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- FERA
-
- fend
-
verb (used with object),
to ward off (often followed by off):
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Arg.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- art.
-
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- fedn
-
- Fed.
-
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- feal
-
adjective,
Archaic. faithful; loyal.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- 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.
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Farl
-
noun,
a thin, circular cake of flour or oatmeal.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- fard
-
noun,
facial cosmetics.
- Fang
-
noun,
one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- fana
-
noun,
the ecstatic union of the Sufi with the Divine.
- DEng
-
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- flat
-
noun,
something flat.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- ALFA
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frag
-
noun,
fragmentation grenade.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- Alg.
-
- alif
-
noun,
the first letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- FLRA
-
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- fled
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of flee.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- flea
-
noun,
any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds and noted for their ability to leap.
- fld.
-
- Flan
-
noun,
Spanish Cookery. a dessert of sweetened egg custard with a caramel topping.
- ant.
-
- flag
-
noun,
a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.
- Fla.
-
- alt.
-
- dlr.
-
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- find
-
noun,
an act of finding or discovering.
- Fin.
-
- filt
-
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- fig.
-
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fail
-
noun,
Slang.
an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance:
the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way:
a person who fails in this way.
- FRED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Frederick.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- deg.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- EDTA
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Den.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- der.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- dia-
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- dif-
-
- dig.
-
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- EFTA
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- fade
-
noun,
an act or instance of fading.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- daft
-
adjective,
senseless, stupid, or foolish.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Danl
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- enl.
-
- deft
-
adjective,
dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dat.
-
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- Eng.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- end-
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- deaf
-
noun,
deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- 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.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- def.
-
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- 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).
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- gift
-
noun,
something given voluntarily without payment in return, as to show favor toward someone, honor an occasion, or make a gesture of assistance; present.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- gild
-
noun,
guild.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agit
-
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- agr.
-
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- afr-
-
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idae
-
- IATA
-
- iana
-
- IAEA
-
- Ind.
-
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- gtd.
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- AFGE
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Graf
-
noun,
Stephanie Maria ("Steffi") born 1969, German tennis player.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- aer-
-
- Glad
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- aet.
-
- Afar
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- geld
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- frig
-
noun,
refrigerator.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Ald.
-
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- Fri.
-
- Gal.
-
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- frt.
-
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Aire
-
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- AInd
-
- 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.
- DEA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- AEF
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- 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.
- Aar
-
- ADF
-
- AAE
-
- ad-
-
- Af.
-
- 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.
- ag-
-
- AIA
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- al.
-
- an.
-
- Alf
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alfred.
- Ar.
-
- AAF
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- trf
-
- 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.
- di.
-
- DFT
-
- DFA
-
- DET
-
- RFD
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- RFA
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RFE
-
- TID
-
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTF
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- DAE
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ard
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- ATA
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- at.
-
- TAL
-
- RLD
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- RFI
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- tra
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- de-
-
- tr.
-
- Tng
-
- tlr
-
- Agt
-
- AFA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AFL
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- DAR
-
- tfr
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- TGN
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- TIA
-
- ANF
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ANG
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- DIL
-
- en-
-
- DNA
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lg.
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- FRG
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Frl
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ft.
-
- 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.
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gi.
-
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- Ldg
-
- Ld.
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- Lif
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- FDR
-
noun,
(Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAD
-
- NAA
-
- ltr
-
- LTA
-
- LNG
-
- FET
-
- Fl.
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- fgn
-
- Fia
-
- fid
-
noun,
a stout bar of wood or metal placed across a lower spar so as to support a higher one.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Gde
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- ial
-
- Gr.
-
- gre
-
- grf
-
- gt.
-
- id.
-
- ing
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IRL
-
- ine
-
- 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).
- ide
-
- ier
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Ir.
-
- ITA
-
- GDR
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GIF
-
noun,
a set of standards and file format for storage of digital color images and short animations.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Gld
-
- LaF
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- gl.
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- ite
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- FDA
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- Fen
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noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- Re.
-
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Rd.
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
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- NLF
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- 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.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- 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.
- ERT
-
- NIG
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verb (used with object),
nidge.
- ead
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- ETR
-
- EAA
-
- NIA
-
- ean
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NFD
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ef-
-
- efl
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- eir
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- RAF
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- ed.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- ELF
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, especially from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form; sprite; fairy.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- il-
-
- EDA
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noun,
a female given name.
- NFL
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- ea.
-
- ETD
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- FAR
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Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- DNR
-
- Dr.
-
- 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.
- DRE
-
- DRG
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- NDE
-
- Eg.
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- ne-
-
- REA
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- NEA
-
- EDT
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- FAG
-
noun,
Slang. a cigarette.
- RDF
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- 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:
- RDA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- FAA
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- FAD
-
noun,
a temporary fashion, notion, manner of conduct, etc., especially one followed enthusiastically by a group.
- L1
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- GN
-
- DG
-
- 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.
- L.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TL
-
- EI
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- TN
-
- 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.
- L2
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- DF
-
- fg
-
- ln
-
- LR
-
- DN
-
- t.
-
- N.
-
- ND
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NF
-
- NG
-
- NI
-
- TG
-
- TD
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- FE
-
- dl
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RF
-
- RN
-
- GD
-
- RI
-
- D.
-
- rg
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- le
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- R.
-
- G.
-
- NL
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LF
-
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- FD
-
- fn
-
- IG
-