Anagrams of frivolities
Word frivolities has
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- vitrifies
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verb (used with or without object),
to convert or be converted into glass.
- filister
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noun,
fillister.
- 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.
- vilifies
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verb (used with object),
to speak ill of; defame; slander.
- vitriols
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noun,
Chemistry. any of certain metallic sulfates of glassy appearance, as copper sulfate or blue vitriol, iron sulfate or green vitriol, zinc sulfate or white vitriol, etc.
- trifles
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noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- 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.
- florets
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noun,
a small flower.
- visitor
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noun,
a person who visits, as for reasons of friendship, business, duty, travel, or the like.
- violist
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noun,
a person who plays the viol.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- Ileitis
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noun,
inflammation of the ileum.
- Olivier
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noun,
Laurence (Kerr) [kur;; British kahr,, kair] /kɜr;; British kɑr,, kɛər/ (Show IPA), (Baron Olivier of Brighton) 1907–89, English actor and director.
- ivories
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noun,
the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- frivols
-
verb (used with object),
to spend frivolously (usually followed by away):
- vitriol
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noun,
Chemistry. any of certain metallic sulfates of glassy appearance, as copper sulfate or blue vitriol, iron sulfate or green vitriol, zinc sulfate or white vitriol, etc.
- forties
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noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- rilievo
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noun,
relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- Treviso
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noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- iolites
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noun,
cordierite.
- 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.
- Forseti
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noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- revolts
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noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- lifters
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- triols
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noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- servo-
-
- fivers
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noun,
a five-dollar bill.
- filose
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adjective,
threadlike.
- softie
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noun,
softy.
- V/STOL
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- 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.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- lifter
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noun,
a person or thing that lifts.
- 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.
- troves
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noun,
a collection of objects.
- frivol
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verb (used with object),
to spend frivolously (usually followed by away):
- 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.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- trifle
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noun,
an article or thing of very little value.
- livres
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noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- Flores
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noun,
flower (def 11).
- 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.
- lifers
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noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- sifter
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noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- flori-
-
- 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.
- floret
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noun,
a small flower.
- torsel
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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.
- Foster
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noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- filets
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- Silver
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- flites
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- livers
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noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- flirts
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noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- sliver
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noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- Forest
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noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- fliers
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noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- fetors
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noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- itself
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pronoun,
a reflexive form of it1 :
- strife
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noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- Oliver
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noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- Violet
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noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- rifles
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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.
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- vireos
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noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- Ostler
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noun,
hostler.
- voiles
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noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- virile
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly:
- stiver
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noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- ervils
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Stover
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noun,
coarse roughage used as feed for livestock.
- elisor
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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.
- strive
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verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- 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.
- rivets
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Tivoli
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noun,
a town in central Italy, E of Rome: ruins of Roman villas.
Ancient Tibur.
- revolt
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noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- strove
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verb,
simple past tense of strive.
- fortis
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noun,
a fortis consonant.
- lovers
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noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- voters
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noun,
a person who votes.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- iritis
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noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- Soviet
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noun,
(before the revolution) any governmental council.
(after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration.
(after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Tiflis
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noun,
former name of Tbilisi.
- 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.
- oilers
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- refits
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noun,
an act of refitting.
- iolite
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noun,
cordierite.
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- lifer
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noun,
a person sentenced to or serving a term of life imprisonment.
- solve
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verb (used with object),
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain:
- stove
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noun,
a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes heat for warmth, cooking, etc., commonly using coal, oil, gas, wood, or electricity as a source of power.
- soler
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noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Sorel
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- lefts
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noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- Leros
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noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Soter
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sotie
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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.
- ster.
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- ivies
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noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- store
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stile
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noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- levo-
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- Sofer
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noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- Solti
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noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- slier
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adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- stole
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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).
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- sito-
-
- oste-
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- roils
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verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rivet
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- rivel
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noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- Olive
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noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- Oriel
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- orles
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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:
- riots
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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.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osler
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noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- rifts
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noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- OFris
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noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- over-
-
- overs
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noun,
an amount in excess or addition; extra.
- overt
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adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- rifle
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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.
- Rieti
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noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- refit
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noun,
an act of refitting.
- refl.
-
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- reifs
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noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- oiler
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Rolfe
-
noun,
John, 1585–1622, English colonist in Virginia (husband of Pocahontas).
- lifts
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- Serov
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noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
- Siret
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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.
- 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.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- seti-
-
- liver
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noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- telo-
-
- Loire
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noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- sero-
-
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- self-
-
- roves
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noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Lover
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noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- loves
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- 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.
- telos
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noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- filos
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- fires
-
- first
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noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- trove
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noun,
a collection of objects.
- trios
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noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- fiver
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noun,
a five-dollar bill.
- fives
-
noun,
a game resembling handball, played on a court having a front wall and two side walls.
- flier
-
noun,
something that flies, as a bird or insect.
- flies
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noun,
a strip of material sewn along one edge of a garment opening for concealing buttons, zippers, or other fasteners.
- flirt
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noun,
Also, flirter. a person who is given to flirting.
- flite
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noun,
a dispute or wrangle; scolding.
- veils
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noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- flits
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noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- flor.
-
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- foils
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noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- Foist
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verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- folie
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noun,
madness; insanity.
- fore-
-
- forel
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noun,
a slipcase for a book.
- fores
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noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- Forli
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noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Bologna.
- filet
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noun,
fillet (defs 1, 10).
- fetor
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noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- 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.
- visor
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noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- 30-30
-
- votes
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noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- volts
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- vols.
-
- voles
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- visit
-
noun,
the act of or an instance of visiting:
- feti-
-
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- viols
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- Felis
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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.
- felts
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- verso
-
noun,
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
- fort.
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- TOEFL
-
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ilio-
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- ileo-
-
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Frits
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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.
- tiles
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noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- toile
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Fries
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noun,
plural of fry1 .
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- 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.
- TIROS
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noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Fris.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- vil.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- riv.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- rit.
-
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rev.
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- str.
-
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- VLSI
-
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tel-
-
- 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.
- serv
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- vet.
-
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Rolf
-
noun,
Also called Rolf the Ganger [gang-er] /ˈgæŋ ər/ (Show IPA). Rollo (def 1).
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Ste.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- vers
-
- vel.
-
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- 1080
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- lit.
-
- flit
-
noun,
a light, swift movement; flutter.
- five
-
noun,
a cardinal number, four plus one.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- Lief
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- 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.
- LIFO
-
noun,
last-in, first-out (def 1).
- lift
-
noun,
the act of lifting, raising, or rising:
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- 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.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Lev.
-
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- LOFT
-
noun,
a room, storage area, or the like within a sloping roof; attic; garret.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- filt
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- 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.
- file
-
noun,
a folder, cabinet, or other container in which papers, letters, etc., are arranged in convenient order for storage or reference.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- ferv
-
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ile-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- iso-
-
- frt.
-
- FRSL
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- Frs.
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- itol
-
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- 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.
- Fri.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- for.
-
- left
-
noun,
the left side or something that is on the left side.
- fol.
-
- Leif
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- foil
-
noun,
Archaic. a defeat; check; repulse.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- floe
-
noun,
Also called ice floe. a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller than an ice field.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- Ire.
-
- ref.
-
- ovi-
-
- 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.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- 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.
- eso-
-
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- est.
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- ole-
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- rel.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- 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:
- Felt
-
noun,
a nonwoven fabric of wool, fur, or hair, matted together by heat, moisture, and great pressure.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Frl
-
- efl
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ef-
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- VOR
-
- eir
-
- tr.
-
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- Vt.
-
- eo-
-
- tlo
-
- VTO
-
- ior
-
- IOF
-
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- il-
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- tlr
-
- FOS
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ier
-
- io-
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ft.
-
- FSR
-
- Vte
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- FOT
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- EIS
-
- ETV
-
- 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.
- 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.
- FIO
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- ESR
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- VFR
-
- fo.
-
- fil
-
noun,
fils.
- Ver
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FET
-
- 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.
- ESL
-
- trf
-
- Fl.
-
- vol
-
- 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.
- vo.
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- VLF
-
- Flo
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Florence.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- EOF
-
- ERV
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Tro
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- vs.
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- IOT
-
- RTS
-
- ltr
-
- LST
-
- LSI
-
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- RSV
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTF
-
- So.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- SRO
-
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Ir.
-
- 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.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lv.
-
- OSF
-
- SLE
-
- ose
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RFE
-
- RFI
-
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- Re.
-
- ov-
-
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- Orv
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- 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.
- OIt
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- OIr
-
- 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.
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- OFr
-
- of-
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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).
- Lif
-
- STL
-
- Sr.
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- St.
-
- Lt.
-
- STI
-
- ITV
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- IRS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- 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.
- ite
-
- ISV
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- SVR
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Les
-
- SLR
-
- SOF
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- STV
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- tfr
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ol
-
- RI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RO
-
- RF
-
- SV
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- EI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EV
-
- R.
-
- T1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TL
-
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- VL
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- S.
-
- LF
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- SF
-
- V.
-
- VI
-
- VR
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- le
-
- L2
-
- SL
-
- RV
-
- i.
-
- L1
-
- FE
-
- FV
-
- VF
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- 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.
- L.
-
- LR
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- 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.
- t.
-