Anagrams of florentines
Word florentines has
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- Florentine
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Florence, Italy.
- felonries
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noun,
the whole body or class of felons.
- frontenis
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noun,
a Latin American game, resembling squash, played with rackets and a hard rubber ball on a three-walled court similar to a jai alai court.
- free-soil
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noun,
a region, especially a U.S. territory, prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War.
- Firestone
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noun,
a fire-resisting stone, especially a kind of sandstone used in fireplaces, furnaces, etc.
- innersole
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noun,
insole.
- insolent
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noun,
an insolent person.
- felonies
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noun,
an offense, as murder or burglary, of graver character than those called misdemeanors, especially those commonly punished in the U.S. by imprisonment for more than a year.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- internes
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- trefoils
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
- Tirolese
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adjective, noun,
Tyrolese.
- softener
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noun,
Chemistry.
any admixture to a substance for promoting or increasing its softness, smoothness, or plasticity.
water softener.
- fornenst
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preposition,
next to; near to:
- Elsinore
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noun,
Helsingør.
- ternions
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Leinster
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noun,
a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- reenlist
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verb (used with or without object),
to enlist again.
- Sentinel
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noun,
a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
- retinols
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noun,
vitamin A.
- entresol
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noun,
a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
- felsite
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noun,
a dense, fine-grained, igneous rock consisting typically of feldspar and quartz, both of which may appear as phenocrysts.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- stereo-
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- seleno-
-
- Tonnies
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noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- intense
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adjective,
existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
- felines
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noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- relents
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- intens.
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- nostril
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noun,
either of the two external openings of the nose.
- reliefs
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noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- rennets
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noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- etoiles
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- sterno-
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- tonners
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noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- tensile
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adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- Inferno
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noun,
hell; the infernal regions.
- Nielsen
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noun,
Carl August [kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1865–1931, Danish composer.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- florets
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noun,
a small flower.
- tension
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noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- florins
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noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- florist
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noun,
a retailer of flowers, ornamental plants, etc.
- 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.
- Tenniel
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noun,
Sir John, 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator.
- tenners
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noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Neilson
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noun,
William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
- forints
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- Forseti
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noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- forties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- Fenelon
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noun,
François de Salignac de La Mothe [frahn-swa duh sa lee-nyak duh la mawt] /frɑ̃ˈswa də sa liˈnyak də la ˈmɔt/ (Show IPA), 1651–1715, French theologian and writer.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- Fiesole
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noun,
Giovanni da [Italian jaw-vahn-nee dah] /Italian dʒɔˈvɑn ni dɑ/ (Show IPA), Angelico, Fra.
- Fresnel
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noun,
a unit of frequency, equal to 10 12 cycles per second.
- telfers
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noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- nonlife
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noun,
lack or absence of life.
- nonself
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noun,
any antigen-bearing foreign material that enters the body and normally stimulates an attack by the body's immune system (distinguished from self).
- fertile
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adjective,
bearing, producing, or capable of producing vegetation, crops, etc., abundantly; prolific:
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- ferlies
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noun,
something unusual, strange, or causing wonder or terror.
- frontis
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noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- tinners
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- fenster
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noun,
an erosional break in an overthrust rock sheet, exposing the rocks that underlie the sheet.
- fennels
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noun,
a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- olefins
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- interns
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- introns
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- enteron
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noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- entero-
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- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- linnets
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- refines
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Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- trifles
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noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- linters
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- snifter
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noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- lenient
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adjective,
agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent:
- Leonine
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adjective,
of or relating to the lion.
- lisente
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noun,
plural of sente.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- oneself
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Idioms,
be oneself,
to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition.
to be unaffected and sincere:
- Lenotre
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- trefoil
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
- lifters
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- reflets
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noun,
an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.
- intones
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Ronnie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- Silone
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noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Fresno
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noun,
a city in central California.
- silent
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- softie
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noun,
softy.
- fortes
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noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- freest
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Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- fortis
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noun,
a fortis consonant.
- telson
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- soften
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verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- Foster
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noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- itself
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pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- lesion
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- sinner
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noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- nerols
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noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- flites
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- nestle
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verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- Flores
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noun,
flower (def 11).
- floret
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noun,
a small flower.
- Lenore
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- flori-
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- Florin
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noun,
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound and retained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as a silver coin.
- leones
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noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- tenons
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noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- forint
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noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- Nernst
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noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- Nerine
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noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- tennis
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noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Lester
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noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- Tenner
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noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- Nelson
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noun,
a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
- Forest
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noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- Telfer
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noun,
Also, teleferic. a traveling unit, car, or carrier suspended from cables in a telpherage, an aerial transportation system.
- sonnet
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noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- sifter
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noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- intro.
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- sennet
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noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- sennit
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noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- stifle
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noun,
(in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- infers
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verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- infest
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verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- sterol
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- liters
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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.
- insole
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- instr.
-
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- listen
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- inter.
-
- intern
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- steno-
-
- Linton
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noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- lifers
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- selen-
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- teleo-
-
- lories
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noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- lifter
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- TEFLON
-
adjective,
characterized by imperviousness to blame or criticism:
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Linnet
-
noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- flirts
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- Lenten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- olefin
-
noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- relent
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- relief
-
noun,
alleviation, ease, or deliverance through the removal of pain, distress, oppression, etc.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- Esenin
-
noun,
Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- feints
-
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:
- feline
-
noun,
an animal of the cat family.
- felons
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- fennel
-
noun,
a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- ferine
-
adjective,
feral1 .
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- refels
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- refine
-
Verb phrases,
refine on/upon, to improve by inserting finer distinctions, superior elements, etc.:
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trifle
-
noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- elfins
-
noun,
an elf.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reflet
-
noun,
an effect of brilliance or luster due to the reflection of light on a surface, especially of pottery; iridescence.
- trefle
-
adjective,
botonée.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- enserf
-
verb (used with object),
to make a serf of; place in bondage.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- enter-
-
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- fleets
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- fleers
-
noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- filets
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- filose
-
adjective,
threadlike.
- rifles
-
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.
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- filter
-
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.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- finlet
-
noun,
a small, detached ray of a fin in certain fishes, as mackerels.
- nitro-
-
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- flense
-
verb (used with object),
to strip the blubber or the skin from (a whale, seal, etc.).
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- fester
-
noun,
an ulcer; a rankling sore.
- fliers
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- flints
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sero-
-
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- seti-
-
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- linns
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- refel
-
verb (used with object),
to refute or disprove.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Sino-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- oste-
-
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- refl.
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- lifer
-
noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- nitr-
-
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- self-
-
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- Rolfe
-
noun,
John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- reni-
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- 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.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- foils
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Tenn.
-
- folie
-
noun,
madness; insanity.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- teno-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- fore-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- flor.
-
- sito-
-
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- flits
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- flite
-
noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- forel
-
noun,
a slipcase for a book.
- Flint
-
noun,
a hard stone, a form of silica resembling chalcedony but more opaque, less pure, and less lustrous.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- tele-
-
- Frits
-
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.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- 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:
- Fris.
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Freon
-
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- telo-
-
- frees
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- fort.
-
- Forli
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- flirt
-
noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- flies
-
noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- fetes
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- filos
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- filet
-
noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- feti-
-
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- TOEFL
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- feres
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- feels
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- felon
-
noun,
Law. a person who has committed a felony.
- Felis
-
noun,
a genus of mostly small cats, including the domestic cat, margay, puma, and ocelot, sharing with certain cats of related genera an inability to roar due to ossification of the hyoid bone in the larynx.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- Fleet
-
noun,
the largest organized unit of naval ships grouped for tactical or other purposes.
- flees
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- fleer
-
noun,
a fleering look; a jeer or gibe.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- fires
-
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- fines
-
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.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- 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.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- 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.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- elfin
-
noun,
an elf.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- 30-30
-
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- lefts
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Eifel
-
noun,
a hilly region in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate states in W Germany.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ileo-
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insol
-
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- inst.
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- ster.
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- intr.
-
- ento-
-
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- reefs
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- ref.
-
- tonn
-
- tron
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tri-
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- rel.
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Ste.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- str.
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Soni
-
- soln
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Sol.
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tion
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- tel-
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- ten.
-
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rit.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Reef
-
noun,
a ridge of rocks or sand, often of coral debris, at or near the surface of the water.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lin.
-
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- 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.
- firs
-
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.
- 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:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- 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.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- feet
-
noun,
a plural of foot.
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- fere
-
noun,
a companion; mate.
- 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.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- fete
-
noun,
a day of celebration; holiday:
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Inf.
-
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Lofn
-
noun,
a goddess who aids those having trouble winning the affections of their beloveds.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- fils
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, the 100th part of a dinar.
- filt
-
- Fin.
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- feel
-
noun,
a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching:
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- iso-
-
- Frs.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- FRSL
-
- frt.
-
- Ire.
-
- itol
-
- ile-
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Fri.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- flee
-
verb (used with object),
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- fol.
-
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- for.
-
- free
-
Idioms,
for free, Informal. without charge:
- fees
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- infl
-
- non-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Ens.
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Ont.
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- enl.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- nos-
-
- eso-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- est.
-
- neo-
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- 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.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- FIO
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- ft.
-
- FSR
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- eir
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- io-
-
- il-
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- EEO
-
- TSI
-
- ine
-
- TSE
-
- eo-
-
- Tro
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- tlo
-
- in.
-
- ier
-
- STL
-
- ef-
-
- tlr
-
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- efl
-
- EIS
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ETO
-
- trf
-
- 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.
- ERT
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- Fee
-
noun,
a charge or payment for professional services:
- Fl.
-
- ESL
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- ese
-
- tfr
-
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- 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.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ESR
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- FET
-
- 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.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- FOT
-
- FOS
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- en-
-
- ene
-
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- tr.
-
- EOE
-
- fo.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- STI
-
- LST
-
- NFS
-
- NFL
-
- 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:
- NES
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ne-
-
- NSF
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ltr
-
- LSI
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- RTF
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- se-
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- LON
-
- OIr
-
- Re.
-
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONF
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIt
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OSF
-
- nr.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- RFE
-
- RFI
-
- NNE
-
- NLF
-
- Frl
-
- rte
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ise
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SLR
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- SOF
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Isl
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Ir.
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOF
-
- SLE
-
- Lt.
-
- Lif
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Les
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- t.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- S.
-
- ol
-
- T1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- fn
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- SL
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- R.
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- SF
-
- LF
-
- i.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NI
-
- 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.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- RO
-
- SN
-
- NF
-
- le
-
- TN
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- NL
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- N.
-
- TL
-
- 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.
- RF
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- FE
-
- LR
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- L.
-