Anagrams of girandole
Word girandole has
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that can be made by using the letters of girandole.
- dragline
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noun,
a rope dragging from something; dragrope.
- Glendora
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- dog-nail
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noun,
a nail having a head projecting to one side.
- Reginald
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “counsel and rule.”.
- geraniol
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noun,
a colorless or pale-yellow terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, with a geraniumlike odor, found in rose oil, soluble in alcohol and ether, insoluble in water: used in perfumes and flavors.
- on-glide
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noun,
a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs in moving from an inactive position or a previous sound to the articulatory position necessary for producing a following sound.
Compare off-glide (def 1).
- regional
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noun,
Often, regionals. a regional competition or tournament:
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- old-age
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noun,
the last period of human life, now often considered to be the years after 65.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Gironde
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noun,
an estuary in SW France, formed by the junction of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers. 45 miles (72 km) long.
- grained
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noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- aneroid
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- glenoid
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adjective,
shallow or slightly cupped, as the articular cavities of the scapula and the temporal bone.
- leading
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that leads.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- dariole
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noun,
a small round mold.
- Darling
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noun,
a person very dear to another; one dearly loved.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- ordinal
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noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- dealing
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noun,
Usually, dealings. relations; business:
- Leonard
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noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- Deloria
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noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- loading
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that loads.
- in-goal
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noun,
the area at either end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
- age-old
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adjective,
ancient; from time immemorial:
- Grindle
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noun,
bowfin.
- gnarled
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noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- Reading
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noun,
the action or practice of a person who reads.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- Langreo
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noun,
a city in N Spain.
- Goneril
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the elder of Lear's two faithless daughters.
- Goliard
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noun,
one of a class of wandering scholar-poets in Germany, France, and England, chiefly in the 12th and 13th centuries, noted as the authors of satirical Latin verse written in celebration of conviviality, sensual pleasures, etc.
- Donegal
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noun,
a county in the N Republic of Ireland. 1865 sq. mi. (4830 sq. km). County seat: Lifford.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- Gordian
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Idioms,
cut the Gordian knot, to act quickly and decisively in a difficult situation; solve a problem boldly.
- Negroid
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noun,
Older Use: Usually Offensive. a member of such peoples.
- ladrone
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noun,
a thief.
- goldarn
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
goddamn (used as a euphemism in expressions of anger, disgust, surprise, etc.).
- lording
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noun,
lord.
- dog-ear
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noun,
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- origan
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- ligno-
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- Arnold
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noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- Origen
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noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- goaler
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noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- girdle
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noun,
a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
- Orinda
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noun,
a town in W California.
- 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.
- Gilead
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noun,
a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
- darnel
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- Dairen
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noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- girl-o
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- linger
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
- Gloria
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noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- daring
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noun,
adventurous courage; boldness.
- Darien
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noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- glider
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noun,
a motorless, heavier-than-air aircraft for gliding from a higher to a lower level by the action of gravity or from a lower to a higher level by the action of air currents.
- radio-
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- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Daniel
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noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- dangle
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noun,
the act of dangling.
- ranged
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- danger
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noun,
liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- Glenda
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noun,
a female given name.
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- denial
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noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- Gilder
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noun,
a person or thing that gilds.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- ganoid
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noun,
a ganoid fish.
- Gander
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noun,
the male of the goose.
Compare goose (def 2).
- galore
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adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- Galion
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noun,
a city in N central Ohio.
- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Lorena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Loring
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noun,
a male given name.
- Ogaden
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noun,
an arid region in SE Ethiopia.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- longi-
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- Dorian
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noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Dragon
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noun,
a mythical monster generally represented as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and enormous claws and teeth, and often spouting fire.
- engird
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verb (used with object),
to encircle; encompass:
- engild
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verb (used with object),
to brighten with or as with golden light:
- eloign
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verb (used with object),
to remove to a distance, especially to take beyond the jurisdiction of a law court.
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Nergal
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noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- Garden
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noun,
a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
- orenda
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noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- ordeal
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noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- Delano
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noun,
a city in S California.
- loader
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noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- Delian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- Gideon
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noun,
Also called Jerubbaal. a judge of Israel and conqueror of the Midianites. Judges 6–8.
- loaner
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- goalie
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noun,
a goalkeeper.
- derail
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noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- Derain
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- ordain
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verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- onager
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Gerald
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noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “spear” and “rule.”.
- Orange
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noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- dialer
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noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- lodger
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noun,
a person who lives in rented quarters in another's house; roomer.
- dinero
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- Oneida
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- genial
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adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- dinger
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noun,
humdinger.
- Dingle
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noun,
a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.
- redial
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noun,
automatic redial.
- rondel
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noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- ligand
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noun,
Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
- adeno-
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- Leonid
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- algoid
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adjective,
like algae.
- Algren
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noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- ringed
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noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- A-line
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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.
- Lerida
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noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- grano-
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- Lenoir
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noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- regnal
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adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- grani-
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- Grande
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noun,
Rio. Rio Grande.
- grand-
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- andro-
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- region
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noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- Landor
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noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Lenard
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noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- Lander
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noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- inroad
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noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- indole
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noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- lardon
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noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Laredo
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noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- aeron.
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- inorg.
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- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Aldrin
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noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- Langer
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noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- adreno
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- ignore
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- adren-
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- agron.
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- legion
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noun,
a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- Aldine
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noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- Angelo
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noun,
a male given name.
- Indore
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noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- Golden
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noun,
a city in central Colorado.
- roadie
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noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- gradin
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noun,
one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- angio-
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- Anglo-
-
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- Gondar
-
noun,
a city in NW Ethiopia, N of Lake Tana: a former capital.
- Roland
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noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- angler
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noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- angled
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noun,
Geometry.
the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line.
the figure so formed.
the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
- Ronald
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noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- lading
-
noun,
the act of lading.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lange
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noun,
Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
- Nelda
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noun,
a female given name.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Ingle
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noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- LORAN
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noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- lang.
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- Egadi
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noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- longe
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noun,
a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.
- nerol
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noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- longa
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noun,
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
- Ladin
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noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- Elgon
-
noun,
an extinct volcano in E Africa, on the boundary between Uganda and Kenya. 14,176 feet (4321 meters).
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- engr.
-
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Lando
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noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- ergo-
-
- Lager
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noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- endo-
-
- Lorne
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noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- Iran.
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- Laden
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adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- geod.
-
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- ling.
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- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Grail
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- glade
-
noun,
an open space in a forest.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- gland
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion.
any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- glide
-
noun,
a gliding movement, as in dancing.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Gondi
-
noun,
a Dravidian language, the language of the Gonds.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- gonad
-
noun,
a sex gland in which gametes are produced; an ovary or testis.
- Goldi
-
noun,
Nanay.
- 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.
- Golda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- lign-
-
- Godel
-
noun,
Kurt [kurt] /kɜrt/ (Show IPA), 1906–78, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Austria-Hungary.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- gride
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- geoid
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- 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.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- Logan
-
noun,
pokelogan.
- gelid
-
adjective,
very cold; icy.
- Indo-
-
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- Genl.
-
- ileo-
-
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- geol.
-
- lingo
-
noun,
the language and speech, especially the jargon, slang, or argot, of a particular field, group, or individual:
- Lodge
-
noun,
a small, makeshift or crude shelter or habitation, as of boughs, poles, skins, earth, or rough boards; cabin or hut.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- ideo-
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- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Gilda
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- grind
-
noun,
the act of grinding.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- relig
-
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Dagon
-
noun,
a Phoenician and Philistine god of agriculture and the earth: the national god of the Philistines.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- nidge
-
verb (used with object),
to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- algid
-
adjective,
cold; chilly.
- orig.
-
- orial
-
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- ordn.
-
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- diag.
-
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- reni-
-
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Oreg.
-
- deign
-
verb (used with object),
to condescend to give or grant:
- agro-
-
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Arnel
-
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- 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.
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- Angl.
-
- angi-
-
- 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.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- 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).
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- 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.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- areo-
-
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- algo-
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- 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.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- dinge
-
noun,
the condition of being dingy.
- dial.
-
- along
-
Idioms,
all along, all the time; throughout:
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- dogie
-
noun,
a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- oidea
-
- aeri-
-
- doing
-
noun,
action; performance; execution:
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- aden-
-
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- dingo
-
noun,
a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Ogden
-
noun,
Charles Kay, 1889–1957, British psychologist and linguist, inventor of Basic English.
- oiled
-
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.
- drang
-
noun,
a narrow lane or alleyway.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- donga
-
noun,
(in an ice shelf) a small ravine with steep sides.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- 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.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- ridge
-
noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- 30-30
-
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- olig-
-
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- dirge
-
noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- aero-
-
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- RONA
-
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Rida
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- lea.
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- rel.
-
- leg.
-
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- 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.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Lani
-
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- 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.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ole-
-
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lond
-
- 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.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- log-
-
- neo-
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- NIRA
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nor.
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Reg.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- regd
-
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- org.
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ord.
-
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- 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.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- rad.
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 1080
-
- gro.
-
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- 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.
- Gand
-
noun,
French name of Ghent.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gal.
-
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dang
-
verb (used with object), adjective, noun,
damn (used euphemistically).
- Danl
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- enl.
-
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gild
-
noun,
guild.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- DEng
-
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- geo-
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- dol.
-
- Gen.
-
- geld
-
noun,
a payment; tax.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- ding
-
noun,
a ringing sound.
- Dino
-
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dir.
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- dig.
-
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- dlr.
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- Dong
-
noun,
a deep sound like that of a large bell.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Din.
-
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- Eng.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- end-
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- deg.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Del.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Den.
-
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- der.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- dia-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Ald.
-
- Aire
-
- AInd
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- agr.
-
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- idae
-
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- IndE
-
- inae
-
- 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.
- ile-
-
- aer-
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- iod-
-
- ign.
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Alg.
-
- Ind.
-
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gon-
-
- Gold
-
noun,
a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. Symbol: Au; atomic weight: 196.967; atomic number: 79; specific gravity: 19.3 at 20°C.
- ano-
-
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- Arg.
-
- Glad
-
noun,
gladiolus (def 1).
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Gond
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal people of Dravidian stock, in central India and the Deccan.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- DNR
-
- rnd
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- ad-
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- ONI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- DIL
-
- Doi
-
- RNA
-
- DLO
-
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- OIr
-
- DNA
-
- Ar.
-
- ROI
-
- 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.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ROA
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OLG
-
- an.
-
- Ola
-
- al.
-
- ag-
-
- ROG
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- RLD
-
- DAE
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANG
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- DOA
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- RDA
-
- REA
-
- aor
-
- ard
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- di.
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ae.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- 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:
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- DEA
-
- DAR
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- de-
-
- Rd.
-
- Re.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- do.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- oid
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- lg.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- gre
-
- Gr.
-
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Gld
-
- gl.
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- LNG
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- GDR
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Gde
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- gi.
-
- id.
-
- io-
-
- Ga.
-
- in.
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- La.
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- Ir.
-
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ing
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ILO
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ld.
-
- Ldg
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- ide
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- LON
-
- ea.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- 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.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NIA
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ead
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- eo-
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Eg.
-
- DRG
-
- DRE
-
- Dr.
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- OED
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- eir
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- en-
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEA
-
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ne-
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- NDE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- OA
-
- ol
-
- RO
-
- AO
-
- OG
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- NG
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L.
-
- ND
-
- DN
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- AI
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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.
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adverb,
no1 .
- G.
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- A.
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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.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ln
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- DG
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
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- LR
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
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- rg
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- RN
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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- dl
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- EI
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- IG
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- GN
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- le
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- GD
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- RI
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- N.
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