Anagrams of generalcies
Word generalcies has
1098 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of generalcies.
- reliances
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- larcenies
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noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- elegances
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noun,
elegant quality:
- Cingalese
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adjective, noun,
Singhalese.
- algerines
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noun,
Algerian.
- sea-green
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noun,
a clear, light, bluish green.
- sacrilege
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noun,
the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
- regencies
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noun,
the office, jurisdiction, or control of a regent or body of regents exercising the ruling power during the minority, absence, or disability of a sovereign.
- sanglier
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noun,
a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- clearing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.
- legacies
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noun,
Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- re-lease
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noun,
a contract for re-leasing land or property.
- Genseric
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noun,
a.d. c390–477, king of the Vandals, conqueror in northern Africa and Italy.
- clergies
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noun,
the group or body of ordained persons in a religion, as distinguished from the laity.
- ensilage
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noun,
the preservation of green fodder in a silo or pit.
- enlarges
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verb (used with object),
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to:
- engrails
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- clangers
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noun,
a person or thing that clangs.
- cleanser
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- Celanese
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- elegance
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noun,
elegant quality:
- Algerine
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noun,
Algerian.
- energies
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noun,
the capacity for vigorous activity; available power:
- elegiacs
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noun,
an elegiac or distich verse.
- anergies
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noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- Carnegie
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noun,
Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
- resignee
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noun,
a person who has resigned or is about to resign.
- Scaliger
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noun,
Joseph Justus [juhs-tuh s] /ˈdʒʌs təs/ (Show IPA), 1540–1609, French scholar and critic.
- alienees
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noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- lineages
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noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- cringles
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noun,
an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
- celeries
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noun,
a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- silencer
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noun,
a person or thing that silences.
- licensee
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noun,
a person, company, etc., to whom a license is granted or issued.
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- ligeance
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noun,
Chiefly Law. the territory subject to a sovereign or liege lord.
- grecians
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noun,
a Greek.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- Salinger
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noun,
J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- carlings
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noun,
a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
- agencies
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noun,
an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another:
- generals
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noun,
Military.
U.S. Army and Air Force. an officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.
U.S. Army. an officer of any of the five highest ranks: a brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.
U.S. Marine Corps. an officer holding the highest rank in the corps.
(in numerous armies) an officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank, as one ranking immediately below a field marshal in the British army.
- generics
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noun,
a generic term.
- linages
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- Grecian
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noun,
a Greek.
- crenels
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- elegiac
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noun,
an elegiac or distich verse.
- cringes
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noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- elegies
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noun,
a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
- cringle
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noun,
an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
- Angeles
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noun,
a city in the Philippines, on S central Luzon.
- scaling
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noun,
the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Angelic
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adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- lineage
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noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- leasing
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noun,
lying; falsehood.
- lingers
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- Anglice
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adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- Legnica
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noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- anglers
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noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- incages
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- greenie
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noun,
Slang. an amphetamine pill, especially one that is green in color.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- Senegal
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noun,
a republic in W Africa: independent member of the French Community; formerly part of French West Africa. 76,084 sq. mi. (197,057 sq. km). Capital: Dakar.
- gracile
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adjective,
gracefully slender.
- greisen
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noun,
a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
- Carling
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noun,
a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
- Slinger
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noun,
a person or thing that slings.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- release
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noun,
a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc.
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- genesic
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adjective,
pertaining to genesis or reproduction; genetic.
- generic
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noun,
a generic term.
- Selenga
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noun,
a river in N central Asia, flowing E and N through the NW Mongolian People's Republic through the Buryat Autonomous Republic in the SE Russian Federation to Lake Baikal. About 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- general
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noun,
Military.
U.S. Army and Air Force. an officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.
U.S. Army. an officer of any of the five highest ranks: a brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.
U.S. Marine Corps. an officer holding the highest rank in the corps.
(in numerous armies) an officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank, as one ranking immediately below a field marshal in the British army.
- geneal.
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- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- enrages
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- lacings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- Galenic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- galerie
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noun,
gallery (def 8).
- garlics
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noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- regales
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noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- Regence
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of c1700–20, in which a transition occurs from the Baroque style of Louis XIV to the Rococo of Louis XV.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- eserine
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noun,
physostigmine.
- alienee
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noun,
a person to whom property is alienated.
- encages
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verb (used with object),
to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
- clanger
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noun,
a person or thing that clangs.
- glaires
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- Algiers
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- rescale
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verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- glacier
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noun,
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- leaners
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- enlarge
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verb (used with object),
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to:
- glances
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- reneges
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noun,
Cards. an act or instance of reneging.
- Ingles
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- cringe
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noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- Cesena
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noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- creese
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noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- creels
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noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- lacing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- saline
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- cisele
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- clangs
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noun,
a clanging sound.
- cleans
-
- 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;
- Sanger
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noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- clines
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- clings
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noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- incage
-
verb (used with object),
encage.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- INGRES
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noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- grani-
-
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Gesner
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noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- glance
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Selene
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noun,
the Greek goddess of the moon.
Compare Thyone.
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- Engels
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noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1820–95, German socialist in England: collaborated with Karl Marx in systematizing Marxism.
- glacis
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noun,
a gentle slope.
- enisle
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- glaces
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noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- enrage
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- selen-
-
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Elsene
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noun,
Dutch name of Ixelles.
- Gaelic
-
noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- Seeger
-
noun,
Alan, 1888–1916, U.S. poet.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- sealer
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- Geisel
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noun,
Theodor Seuss [soos] /sus/ (Show IPA), ("Dr. Seuss") 1904–91, U.S. humorist, illustrator, and author of children's books.
- gelees
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noun,
a jellied substance, especially a cosmetic gel or a jellied food.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- genies
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noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- encage
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verb (used with object),
to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
- glares
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noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Serene
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noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Serang
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noun,
Ceram.
- eagers
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noun,
eagre.
- scler-
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- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- eagres
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noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- grilse
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noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- greens
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noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- Greene
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noun,
Graham, 1904–91, English novelist and journalist.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Greece
-
noun,
Ancient Greek Hellas. Modern Greek Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Capital: Athens.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Glaser
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noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- grails
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- gleans
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verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Gliere
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noun,
Reinhold Moritzovich [rahyn-hawlt maw-ryi-tsuh-vyich] /ˈraɪn hɔlt ˈmɔ ryɪ tsə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, Russian composer.
- gnarls
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noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Graces
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noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Eileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- grease
-
noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- senega
-
noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- seeing
-
noun,
the act of a person who sees.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- Nergal
-
noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- single
-
noun,
one person or thing; a single one.
- signee
-
noun,
a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
- signal
-
noun,
anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.:
- linger
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- agric.
-
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- cagers
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- Signac
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- Anglic
-
noun,
the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Angles
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noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Legree
-
noun,
Simon, Simon Legree.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- lagers
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- algins
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- linage
-
noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- renege
-
noun,
Cards. an act or instance of reneging.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- ligans
-
noun,
lagan.
- liangs
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- arsen-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- lieges
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- lignes
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- legers
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Langer
-
noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- casing
-
noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- garlic
-
noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- regale
-
noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- regnal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- aligns
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- lasing
-
noun,
the generation of coherent light by a laser.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- glans
-
noun,
the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- nears
-
- 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.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- reni-
-
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Gelee
-
noun,
a jellied substance, especially a cosmetic gel or a jellied food.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- geese
-
noun,
a plural of goose.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- regle
-
noun,
a groove or channel for guiding a sliding door.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- g-cal
-
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- relig
-
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- Genl.
-
- 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.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- incl.
-
- sarc-
-
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Leger
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- incr.
-
- leges
-
noun,
plural of lex.
- Legis
-
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- Icel.
-
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- lang.
-
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Iran.
-
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- lings
-
noun,
an elongated, marine, gadid food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and northern Europe.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- glees
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- ling.
-
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- 30-30
-
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- lign-
-
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- ligne
-
noun,
(in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Angel
-
noun,
one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- clase
-
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- angi-
-
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Angl.
-
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Seric
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Angle
-
noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Arnel
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- sing.
-
- siege
-
noun,
the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cine-
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- engr.
-
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- encl.
-
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- gains
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- slang
-
noun,
very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and ephemeral than ordinary language, as Hit the road.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- 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.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- ACLS
-
- NIRA
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- asc-
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- acr-
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Aire
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ARIS
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Reg.
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- lin.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- 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.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- agr.
-
- Cal.
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ance
-
- rel.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Alis
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- Arg.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- aer-
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ANSI
-
- Alg.
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- SLIC
-
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- ELAS
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- scr.
-
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- gras
-
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- ence
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Cres
-
- IEEE
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Can.
-
- ical
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sci.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- scil
-
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- gres
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- enc.
-
- Eng.
-
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- sec.
-
- Gal.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- ergs
-
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- 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).
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- ign.
-
- Ice.
-
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- CERN
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Sig.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- lea.
-
- Lani
-
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- cene
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- ins.
-
- clar
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- 1080
-
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- Inc.
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- inae
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- ile-
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- leg.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- RNAS
-
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- cis-
-
- Ire.
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Sr.
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Rs.
-
- SLR
-
- RNA
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SLA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SAR
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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).
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- sc.
-
- se-
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SLE
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SAE
-
- CLR
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- EEG
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ene
-
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEE
-
- ESA
-
- EEC
-
- ECG
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- Eg.
-
- CSR
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Esc
-
- CRS
-
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- GSA
-
- gre
-
- Gr.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Ges
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- GCR
-
- ese
-
- GCI
-
- GCE
-
- GCA
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- gi.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- CSA
-
- CNS
-
- GSR
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ANC
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIC
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- AGC
-
- ANG
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACS
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- ag-
-
- ac-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CLI
-
- CAI
-
- cle
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- CGS
-
- CGI
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- cl.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- ASR
-
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- GSC
-
- gl.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- LNG
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- NES
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lg.
-
- Les
-
- 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.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NGC
-
- LCA
-
- Re.
-
- REA
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RCS
-
- NIA
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- LCI
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- ise
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- La.
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ISR
-
- Isl
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ine
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- ing
-
- ier
-
- IAS
-
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- ics
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Ia.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Ir.
-
- SN
-
- R.
-
- RN
-
- GN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NL
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RC
-
- IG
-
- GC
-
- RI
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SG
-
- G.
-
- L1
-
- S.
-
- SL
-
- le
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ic
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L2
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SA
-
- ln
-
- LC
-
- LR
-
- L.
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NG
-
- NI
-
- CE
-
- rg
-
- i.
-