Anagrams of geniculation
Word geniculation has
1174 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of geniculation.
- congenital
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adjective,
of or relating to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, especially the uterine environment.
- glauconite
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noun,
a greenish micaceous mineral consisting essentially of a hydrous silicate of potassium, aluminum, and iron and occurring in greensand, clays, etc.
- lignocaine
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noun,
lidocaine.
- congenial
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adjective,
agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character:
- Clintonia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Clintonia, of the lily family, comprising stemless plants with a few broad, ribbed, basal leaves, and white, greenish-yellow, or rose-colored flowers on a short stalk.
- inoculate
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verb (used with object),
to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- lineation
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noun,
an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- incognita
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noun,
a woman or girl who is incognita.
- Neo-Latin
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noun,
New Latin.
- incaution
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noun,
lack of caution; heedlessness; carelessness.
- inoculant
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noun,
inoculum.
- nougatine
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noun,
a chocolate-coated nougat.
- continual
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adjective,
of regular or frequent recurrence; often repeated; very frequent:
- anticline
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noun,
an anticlinal rock structure.
- octennial
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adjective,
occurring every eight years.
- line-out
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noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- Conneaut
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noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- Liaoning
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noun,
Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a province in NE China. 58,301 sq. mi. (151,000 sq. km). Capital: Shenyang.
- continue
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verb (used with object),
to go on with or persist in:
- ligation
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noun,
the act of ligating, especially of surgically tying up a bleeding artery.
- lenition
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noun,
Phonetics. a phonological process that weakens consonant articulation at the ends of syllables or between vowels, causing the consonant to become voiced, spirantized, or deleted.
- legation
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noun,
a diplomatic minister and staff in a foreign mission.
- cleaning
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noun,
an act or instance of making clean:
- Lucianne
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noun,
a female given name.
- linguine
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noun,
a type of pasta in long, slender, flat strips.
- logician
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noun,
a person who is skilled in logic.
- cleanout
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noun,
an act of cleaning out.
- tung-oil
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noun,
a yellow drying oil derived from the seeds of a tung tree, Aleurites fordii, used in varnishes, linoleum, etc.
- lunation
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noun,
the period of time from one new moon to the next (about 29½ days); a lunar month.
- negation
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noun,
the act of denying:
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- cantling
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noun,
a layer of burnt brick lying directly over a clamp of bricks being fired.
- alunogen
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noun,
a mineral, hydrous sulfate of aluminum, Al 2 (SO 4) 3 ⋅18H 2 O, occurring as a white, fibrous crust on quarry or mine walls.
- nicotine
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- Angelico
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noun,
Fra [frah;; Italian frah] /frɑ;; Italian frɑ/ (Show IPA), (Giovanni da Fiesole) 1387–1455, Italian painter.
- Antigone
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who defied her uncle, King Creon, by performing funeral rites over her brother, Polynices, and was condemned to be immured alive in a cave.
- Angleton
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noun,
a town in S Texas.
- octangle
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noun,
octagon.
- cultigen
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noun,
a cultivated plant of unknown or obscure taxonomic origin.
- one-lung
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adjective,
having or equipped with only one lung.
- intaglio
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noun,
incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- inguinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or situated in the groin.
- uncinate
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adjective,
hooked; bent at the end like a hook.
- untangle
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verb (used with object),
to bring out of a tangled state; disentangle; unsnarl.
- gelation
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noun,
solidification by cold; freezing.
- gantline
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noun,
a rope rove through a single block hung from a mast, funnel, etc., as a means of hoisting workers, tools, flags, or the like.
- glutenin
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noun,
a simple protein of cereal grains that imparts adhesive properties to flour.
- inaction
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- cannoli
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plural noun,
tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
- gelatin
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noun,
a nearly transparent, faintly yellow, odorless, and almost tasteless glutinous substance obtained by boiling in water the ligaments, bones, skin, etc., of animals, and forming the basis of jellies, glues, and the like.
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- canting
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noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Galenic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- incline
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noun,
an inclined surface; slope; slant.
- negaton
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noun,
(not in technical use) electron (def 1).
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- Nicolai
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noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- Nilotic
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noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- annulet
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noun,
Also called bandelet, bandlet, square and rabbet. Architecture. an encircling band, molding, or fillet, as on the shaft of a column.
- gentian
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Gentiana, Gentianella, and Gentianopsis, having usually blue, or sometimes yellow, white, or red, flowers, as the fringed gentian of North America, or Gentiana lutea, of Europe.
Compare gentian family.
- genito-
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- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- antigen
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noun,
Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- antilog
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noun,
antilogarithm.
- nucleon
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noun,
a proton or neutron, especially when considered as a component of a nucleus.
- eulogia
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noun,
Also called antidoron, holy bread. Eastern Church. blessed bread given to the congregation during vespers or at the end of the liturgy.
- guanine
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noun,
a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 O, that is a fundamental constituent of DNA and RNA, in which it forms base pairs with cytosine. Symbol: G.
- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- nucleo-
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- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- noctule
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- nitinol
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noun,
a paramagnetic alloy of nickel and titanium that, after heating and deformation, resumes its original shape when reheated.
- ceiling
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noun,
the overhead interior surface of a room.
- 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.
- lunatic
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noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- eanling
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noun,
a young lamb; kid.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- coniine
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- Langton
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noun,
Stephen, c1165–1228, English theologian, historian, and poet: archbishop of Canterbury.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- languet
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noun,
any of various small tongue-shaped parts, processes, or projections.
- lentigo
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noun,
a freckle or other pigmented spot.
- aniline
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noun,
Also called aniline oil, aminobenzine, phenylamine. Chemistry. a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 5 NH 2 , usually derived from nitrobenzene by reduction: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- Cotinga
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noun,
any of several songbirds constituting the family Cotingidae of chiefly tropical New World regions.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- Legnica
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noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- cutline
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noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- Lecuona
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noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- leaning
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noun,
inclination; tendency:
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- inutile
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adjective,
of no use or service.
- Luening
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noun,
Otto, 1900–1996, U.S. composer, conductor, and flutist.
- in-goal
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noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- gitalin
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noun,
a mixture of glycosides from Digitalis purpurea, used chiefly in the management of congestive heart failure.
- eugonic
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adjective,
thriving on artificial media, as certain bacteria (opposed to dysgonic).
- Clinton
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noun,
De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- cloning
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noun,
the process of producing a clone.
- coinage
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noun,
the act, process, or right of making coins.
- linocut
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noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- in-line
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adjective,
(of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
- coagent
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noun,
a joint agent.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- coating
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noun,
a layer of any substance spread over a surface.
- cognate
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noun,
a person or thing cognate with another.
- lignite
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noun,
a soft coal, usually dark brown, often having a distinct woodlike texture, and intermediate in density and carbon content between peat and bituminous coal.
- congeal
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verb (used with or without object),
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing:
- inconel
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- unction
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noun,
an act of anointing, especially as a medical treatment or religious rite.
- tonneau
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noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- actino-
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- tunnage
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noun,
tonnage.
- tunicle
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noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- Angelic
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adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- tailing
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noun,
the part of a projecting stone or brick tailed or inserted in a wall.
- aglucon
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noun,
an aglycon, especially one combined with glucose to form a glycoside.
- unitage
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- ancient
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noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- Tuonela
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noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- tangelo
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noun,
a hybrid citrus fruit, Citrus tangelo, that is a cross between the grapefruit and the tangerine and is cultivated in several varieties.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- unclean
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adjective,
not clean; dirty.
- Alencon
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- algetic
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adjective,
pertaining to or causing pain; painful.
- actinon
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- tonnage
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noun,
the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons.
- outline
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noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- anguine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a snake.
- Anglice
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adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- ailing
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adjective,
sickly; unwell.
- ingate
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- cogent
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adjective,
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- ligno-
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- leuco-
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- coigne
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Italic
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- lignin
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noun,
Botany. an organic substance that, with cellulose, forms the chief part of woody tissue.
- incult
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adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- ligni-
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- Ligeti
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noun,
György Sándor [jawr-jee shahn-dawr,, dyawr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi ˈʃɑn dɔr,, ˈdyɔr-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2006, Austrian composer, born in Hungary.
- etalon
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noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- colent
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- Ionian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- ligate
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- niacin
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- Lieut.
-
- Conant
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noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- actin-
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- Toluca
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- Leucon
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noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- toluic
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adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- Alcuin
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noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- elicit
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- clino-
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- incage
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- tiling
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noun,
the operation of covering with tiles.
- tincal
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Gaelic
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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.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- Linton
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noun,
Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
- aceto-
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- Tongue
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noun,
Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
- Linnet
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noun,
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- lining
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noun,
something that is used to line another thing; a layer of material on the inner side or surface of something.
- tingle
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noun,
a tingling sensation.
- lingua
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noun,
the tongue or a part like a tongue.
- lingoe
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noun,
a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- uncage
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verb (used with object),
to set free from or as if from a cage; free from confinement or restraint.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- Alecto
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noun,
one of the Furies.
- uncoil
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verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- unclog
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verb (used with object),
to free of an obstruction or impediment:
- Tongan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Tonga.
- Connie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- lagune
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noun,
lagoon (def 2).
- aglint
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adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- Tuinal
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- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- cuneal
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adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Innuit
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noun,
Inuit.
- englut
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verb (used with object),
to gulp down.
- engin.
-
- Tunica
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noun,
a tunic.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- uncial
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noun,
an uncial letter.
- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- Launce
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noun,
sand lance.
- Latino
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- latigo
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noun,
a leather strap on the saddletree of a Western saddle used to tighten and secure the cinch.
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- lanugo
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noun,
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
- tunnel
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noun,
an underground passage.
- langue
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noun,
the linguistic system shared by the members of a community (contrasted with parole).
- Culion
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noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- Aeolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- cotula
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- eloign
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- inlaut
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noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- lacing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- contin
-
- agouti
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noun,
any of several short-haired, short-eared, rabbitlike rodents of the genus Dasyprocta, of South and Central America and the West Indies, destructive to sugar cane.
- agonic
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adjective,
not forming an angle.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- intine
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noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- legato
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adjective, adverb,
smooth and connected; without breaks between the successive tones.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- inline
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noun,
an ornamented type with a line of white or of a contrasting color running just inside the edge and following the contour of each letter.
- coutil
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noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- lacto-
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- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- cteno-
-
- acting
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noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- Leguia
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noun,
Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- toucan
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- innage
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noun,
the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment.
Compare outage (def 4).
- legion
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noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- inulin
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noun,
a polysaccharide, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , obtained from the roots of certain plants, especially elecampane, dahlia, and Jerusalem artichoke, that undergoes hydrolysis to the dextrorotatory form of fructose: used chiefly as an ingredient in diabetic bread, in processed foods to increase their fiber content, and as a reagent in diagnosing kidney function.
- iolite
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noun,
cordierite.
- Longan
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noun,
the small, one-seeded, greenish-brown fruit of a large evergreen tree, Euphoria longana, of the soapberry family, native to China and allied to the litchi.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- nonage
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noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- gelati
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noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- nocti-
-
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- guenon
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed African monkeys, especially of the genus Cercopithecus, having a grizzled coat.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- calgon
-
- augite
-
noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- nilgai
-
noun,
a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- caning
-
noun,
the act of providing chairs or the like with seats made of woven cane.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- tegula
-
noun,
(in certain insects) a scalelike lobe at the base of the forewing.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- nougat
-
noun,
a chewy or brittle candy containing almonds or other nuts and sometimes fruit.
- Gunite
-
noun,
a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- anting
-
noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- outage
-
noun,
an interruption or failure in the supply of power, especially electricity.
- online
-
adverb,
with or through a computer, especially over a network.
- glance
-
noun,
a quick or brief look.
- Anglo-
-
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- 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.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- Outing
-
noun,
a pleasure trip, excursion, picnic, or the like:
- angio-
-
- gluten
-
noun,
the tough, viscid, nitrogenous substance remaining when the flour of wheat or other grain is washed to remove the starch.
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- Antung
-
noun,
former name of Dandong.
- unnail
-
verb (used with object),
to take out the nails from.
- genit.
-
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- nuncle
-
noun,
uncle.
- nuncio
-
noun,
a diplomatic representative of the pope at a foreign court or capital: equal in status to an ambassador.
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- Angelo
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- nuance
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Guinea
-
noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- luteo-
-
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- gannet
-
noun,
any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
- Iletin
-
- lungan
-
noun,
longan.
- Galton
-
noun,
Sir Francis, 1822–1911, English scientist and writer.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- galiot
-
noun,
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- 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.
- Lucite
-
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- centi-
-
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Galion
-
noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- Luanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lounge
-
noun,
a sofa for reclining, sometimes backless, having a headrest at one end.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- tiglic
-
adjective,
of or derived from tiglic acid.
- tiglon
-
noun,
the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion.
- Lonnie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Alonso.
- longi-
-
- luting
-
noun,
any of various readily molded substances for sealing joints, cementing objects together, or waterproofing surfaces.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- ganoin
-
noun,
a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- gunnel
-
noun,
any small eellike blenny of the family Pholididae (Pholidae), especially Pholis gunnellus (rock gunnel) common in shallow waters of the North Atlantic.
- celto-
-
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- ignite
-
verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- gloat
-
noun,
an act or feeling of gloating.
- incl.
-
- UNCIO
-
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- glout
-
verb (used without object),
to scowl or frown.
- Icel.
-
- init.
-
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- ilio-
-
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- gluon
-
noun,
an unobserved massless particle with spin 1 that is believed to transmit the strong force between quarks, binding them together into baryons and mesons.
- Guin.
-
- Glenn
-
noun,
John (Herschel, Jr.) born 1921, U.S. astronaut and politician: first U.S. orbital space flight 1962; U.S. senator 1975–99.
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- ician
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Guat.
-
- Unit.
-
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- guaco
-
noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- ileo-
-
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- gonne
-
noun,
Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- gonna
-
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- incog
-
adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- guile
-
noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- Iglau
-
noun,
Jihlava.
- icing
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- guilt
-
noun,
the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability:
- guano
-
noun,
a natural manure composed chiefly of the excrement of sea birds, found especially on islands near the Peruvian coast.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- naut.
-
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- Nguni
-
noun,
a member of a group of culturally and linguistically related peoples of southern and eastern Africa, including the Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, and Swazi.
- neut.
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telo-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Tenn.
-
- teno-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- natl.
-
- nano-
-
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- lungi
-
noun,
a cloth used as a turban, scarf, sarong, etc., in India, Pakistan, and Burma.
- lunge
-
noun,
a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife; stab.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Luing
-
noun,
one of a breed of beef cattle developed on Luing Island off Scotland by interbreeding Shorthorn bulls and purebred West Highland cows.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- noct-
-
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- olig-
-
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- OIcel
-
- ocul-
-
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- nuci-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nona-
-
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- longe
-
noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Lenin
-
noun,
V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- tungo
-
noun,
rat-kangaroo.
- lect.
-
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- ulent
-
- Lange
-
noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- lang.
-
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- lact-
-
- ition
-
- Ital.
-
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tonia
-
- longa
-
noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- logue
-
- login
-
noun,
the act of logging in to a database, mobile device, or computer, especially a multiuser computer or a remote or networked computer system.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- logic
-
noun,
the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- ling.
-
- linen
-
noun,
fabric woven from flax yarns.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- leuc-
-
- togue
-
noun,
lake trout.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- 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.
- lign-
-
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- licet
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- anti-
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- angi-
-
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Angl.
-
- 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.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- 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).
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Conn.
-
- cont.
-
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- cine-
-
- alti-
-
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- alto-
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- encl.
-
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Ecua.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- ecto-
-
- Cant.
-
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- econ.
-
- auto.
-
- ecol.
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- ation
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- annot
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- annul
-
verb (used with object),
(especially of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate:
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- anon.
-
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- ante-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- contg
-
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- actg.
-
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- colat
-
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- geol.
-
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- coel-
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- clung
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- genin
-
noun,
aglycon.
- Genl.
-
- g-cal
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- 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.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- algo-
-
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- 30-30
-
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- Cong.
-
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- acet-
-
- 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.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- log-
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- cat.
-
- 1080
-
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cal.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Can.
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- lung
-
noun,
either of the two saclike respiratory organs in the thorax of humans and the higher vertebrates.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Ceto
-
- Lugo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cit.
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- NCTE
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- cen.
-
- 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.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- cet-
-
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- tion
-
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Alco
-
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Alg.
-
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- alt.
-
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- tonn
-
- tel-
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- uni-
-
- ungt
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- ACLU
-
- 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.
- ulto
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- ugli
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- aet.
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agit
-
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- NTIA
-
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- Aug.
-
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- ANTU
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- aut-
-
- non-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Oct.
-
- lit.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ance
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- out-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- ant.
-
- Ont.
-
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- ano-
-
- ole-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Lani
-
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- eco-
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- ect-
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- ICAO
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- gon-
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- cule
-
- leg.
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gout
-
noun,
an acute, recurrent disease characterized by painful inflammation of the joints, chiefly those in the feet and hands, and especially in the great toe, and by an excess of uric acid in the blood.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- Gen.
-
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- enc.
-
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- intl
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- int.
-
- Eng.
-
- 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.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Inc.
-
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- ile-
-
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- itol
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- ign.
-
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gal.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- inae
-
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Con.
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Linn
-
noun,
a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
- lin.
-
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- 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.
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- geo-
-
- 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.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- cog.
-
- Col.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- in.
-
- ILO
-
- TCA
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- AUC
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- 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:
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- UTC
-
- ing
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ine
-
- eu-
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- uti
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Ga.
-
- gi.
-
- ANG
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAL
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ac-
-
- ag-
-
- UNO
-
- TGN
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- al.
-
- ANC
-
- ALU
-
- an.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AEC
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- ae.
-
- Agt
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- GTO
-
- GTC
-
- gt.
-
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- unc
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- ult
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- UIT
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- UAE
-
- AGC
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- GCT
-
- TIA
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- ung
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Une
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- ITU
-
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- TLC
-
- GCI
-
- tlo
-
- Tng
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- gl.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- GCA
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- ALC
-
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- GCE
-
- AIC
-
- en-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- LCT
-
- NIA
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NGC
-
- LCA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- LCI
-
- CEA
-
- Eg.
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NEC
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- eo-
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- ETO
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- NOC
-
- NNE
-
- ECG
-
- CAI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ean
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- ea.
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- CLI
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LTA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- cle
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- 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.
- LON
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- CNO
-
- CNN
-
- Clo
-
- CLU
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOC
-
- LNG
-
- lg.
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- CEO
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ctg
-
- CIE
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- CIA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Co.
-
- ECA
-
- CGI
-
- OAU
-
- IOT
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ONI
-
- Oc.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- OTC
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- AOU
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- OLG
-
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- 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.
- IOC
-
- oic
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- NUL
-
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- ite
-
- Lt.
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ca.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- 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).
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ot-
-
- IOU
-
- La.
-
- 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.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- ln
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- t.
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- ol
-
- 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.
- TG
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- G.
-
- T1
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- AO
-
- GU
-
- TL
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L1
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- EI
-
- L.
-
- IG
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L2
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- CE
-
- GC
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- TN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- le
-
- 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.
- UC
-
- N.
-
- UL
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- UI
-
- GN
-
- NC
-
- U.
-
- O.
-
- TC
-
- NI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CU
-
- OA
-
- OG
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NG
-