Anagrams of glycerinate
Word glycerinate has
1208 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of glycerinate.
- generality
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noun,
an indefinite, unspecific, or undetailed statement:
- glycerite
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noun,
a preparation of a medicinal substance dissolved in or mixed with glycerin.
- clientage
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noun,
a body of clients; clientele.
- certainly
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adverb,
with certainty; without doubt; assuredly:
- interlace
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verb (used with object),
to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
- generalcy
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noun,
the office or tenure of a general.
- rectangle
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noun,
a parallelogram having four right angles.
- reclinate
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adjective,
bending or curved downward.
- celerity
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noun,
swiftness; speed.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- legatine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or authorized by a legate.
- legerity
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noun,
physical or mental quickness; nimbleness; agility.
- elegancy
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noun,
elegance.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- glycerin
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noun,
glycerol.
- lientery
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noun,
a form of diarrhea in which the food is discharged undigested or only partly digested.
- gentrice
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noun,
gentility; high birth.
- yearling
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noun,
an animal in its second year.
- argentic
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adjective,
of or containing silver and having a valence greater than the corresponding argentous compound.
- literacy
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noun,
the quality or state of being literate, especially the ability to read and write.
- Carnegie
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noun,
Andrew, 1835–1919, U.S. steel manufacturer and philanthropist, born in Scotland.
- ligeance
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noun,
Chiefly Law. the territory subject to a sovereign or liege lord.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- Algerine
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noun,
Algerian.
- integral
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noun,
an integral whole.
- regality
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noun,
royalty, sovereignty, or kingship.
- interlay
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verb (used with object),
to lay between; interpose.
- enargite
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noun,
a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
- entrelac
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noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- Triangle
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noun,
a closed plane figure having three sides and three angles.
- layering
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noun,
the wearing of lightweight or unconstructed garments one upon the other, as to create a fashionable ensemble or to provide warmth without undue bulkiness or heaviness.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- clearing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.
- entirely
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adverb,
wholly or fully; completely or unreservedly:
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- egalite
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noun,
equality.
- generic
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noun,
a generic term.
- genetic
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adjective,
Biology. pertaining or according to genetics.
- genital
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- Anglice
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adverb,
in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Gentile
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noun,
a person who is not Jewish, especially a Christian.
- enlarge
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verb (used with object),
to make larger; increase in extent, bulk, or quantity; add to:
- angerly
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adverb,
Archaic. angrily.
- gynecia
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noun,
gynoecium.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- glacier
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noun,
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- Angelic
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adjective,
of or belonging to angels:
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- tiercel
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noun,
tercel.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- neglect
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noun,
an act or instance of neglecting; disregard; negligence:
- nectary
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- Reigate
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noun,
a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
- geneal.
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- general
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noun,
Military.
U.S. Army and Air Force. an officer ranking above a lieutenant general and below a general of the army or general of the air force.
U.S. Army. an officer of any of the five highest ranks: a brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, general, or general of the army.
U.S. Marine Corps. an officer holding the highest rank in the corps.
(in numerous armies) an officer in the highest, second, or third highest rank, as one ranking immediately below a field marshal in the British army.
- tearing
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- reagent
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- elegiac
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noun,
an elegiac or distich verse.
- reality
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noun,
the state or quality of being real.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- elegant
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adjective,
tastefully fine or luxurious in dress, style, design, etc.:
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- electr-
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- atingle
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adjective,
tingling; stimulated.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Regency
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noun,
the office, jurisdiction, or control of a regent or body of regents exercising the ruling power during the minority, absence, or disability of a sovereign.
- Galenic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing galena.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- galerie
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noun,
gallery (def 8).
- Carling
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noun,
a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- 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.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- anticly
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adverb,
in an antic manner.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- engrail
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verb (used with object),
to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- 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.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- centri-
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- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- reticle
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noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- cringle
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noun,
an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
- lineage
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noun,
lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction:
- cyanite
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noun,
Mineralogy. kyanite.
- latency
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noun,
the state of being latent.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- yealing
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noun,
a person of the same age as oneself.
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- tracing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that traces.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- integer
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noun,
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- agentry
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noun,
the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- Tingley
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noun,
Katherine Augusta Westcott [wes-kuh t] /ˈwɛs kət/ (Show IPA), 1847–1929, U.S. theosophist leader.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- ringlet
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noun,
a curled lock of hair.
- Glycine
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid, H 2 NCH 2 COOH, the simplest amino acid: used chiefly in organic synthesis and biochemical research. Symbol: G. Abbreviation: Gly;
- larceny
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noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- tringle
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noun,
a narrow, straight molding, as a fillet.
- Langtry
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noun,
Lillie [lil-ee] /ˈlɪl i/ (Show IPA), (Emily Charlotte Le Breton"the Jersey Lily") 1852–1929, English actress.
- clanger
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noun,
a person or thing that clangs.
- algetic
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adjective,
pertaining to or causing pain; painful.
- gracile
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adjective,
gracefully slender.
- clarity
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noun,
clearness or lucidity as to perception or understanding; freedom from indistinctness or ambiguity.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- laryng-
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- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- Grecian
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noun,
a Greek.
- greatly
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adverb,
in or to a great degree; much:
- greaten
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- Legnica
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noun,
a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
- grantee
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- elegit
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noun,
a writ of execution against a judgment debtor's goods, property, or land, held by the judgment creditor until payment of the debt, as from rents on the land.
- 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.
- recti-
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- elytra
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noun,
plural of elytron.
- encage
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verb (used with object),
to confine in or as in a cage; coop up.
- energy
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noun,
the capacity for vigorous activity; available power:
- clergy
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noun,
the group or body of ordained persons in a religion, as distinguished from the laity.
- Cleary
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noun,
Beverly, born 1916, U.S. author.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- Elyria
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noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- clingy
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adjective,
apt to cling; adhesive or tenacious:
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- eyalet
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noun,
vilayet.
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Ealing
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noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- eatery
-
noun,
a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- re-lay
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verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- eaglet
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noun,
a young eagle.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- regnal
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adjective,
of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
- reglet
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noun,
Architecture.
a groove for guiding or holding a panel, window sash, etc.
a narrow, flat molding; fillet.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- elect.
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- regent
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noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- cringe
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noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- regale
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noun,
a sumptuous feast.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- crying
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- 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.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- 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.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- Greely
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noun,
Adolphus Washington, 1844–1935, U.S. general and arctic explorer.
- Yeager
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noun,
Charles (Elwood) ("Chuck") born 1923, U.S. aviator and test pilot: the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound (1947).
- 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).
- linage
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noun,
the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- 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):
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Gretna
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noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- lyrate
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adjective,
Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
- gratin
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noun,
au gratin.
- Yentai
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Yantai.
- grani-
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- grainy
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adjective,
resembling grain; granular.
- litany
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- gnarly
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adjective,
gnarled.
- Gliere
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noun,
Reinhold Moritzovich [rahyn-hawlt maw-ryi-tsuh-vyich] /ˈraɪn hɔlt ˈmɔ ryɪ tsə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, Russian composer.
- glycin
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline compound, C 8 H 9 NO 3 , used as a photographic developer.
- gleety
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling gleet.
- glance
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noun,
a quick or brief look.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- lycine
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noun,
betaine.
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- 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.
- Langer
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noun,
Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- lacing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that laces.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- legacy
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noun,
Law. a gift of property, especially personal property, as money, by will; a bequest.
- Lycian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lycia.
- intra-
-
- legate
-
noun,
an ecclesiastic delegated by the pope as his representative.
- inter.
-
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- incage
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- lenity
-
noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- glairy
-
adjective,
of the nature of glair; viscous.
- nailer
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- 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.
- gaiter
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- gainly
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adjective,
graceful; comely; handsome.
- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- gaiety
-
noun,
the state of being joyous, vivacious, or cheerful.
- Gaelic
-
noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- realty
-
noun,
real property or real estate.
- garlic
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noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- ergate
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enter-
-
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- gantry
-
noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- gyrene
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Gentry
-
noun,
wellborn and well-bred people.
- gyrate
-
adjective,
Zoology. having convolutions.
- nearly
-
adverb,
all but; almost:
- gynec-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- Nergal
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noun,
(in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- gerent
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- nicety
-
noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- gentle
-
adjective,
kindly; amiable:
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- nycti-
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- genit.
-
- genial
-
adjective,
warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
- genera
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noun,
a plural of genus.
- gelati
-
noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- nitery
-
noun,
a nightclub.
- nytril
-
noun,
a synthetic, long-chain polymer fiber that produces a soft, elastic fabric.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- agency
-
noun,
an organization, company, or bureau that provides some service for another:
- celery
-
noun,
a plant, Apium graveolens, of the parsley family, whose leafstalks are eaten raw or cooked.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- 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.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- centi-
-
- centr-
-
- telega
-
noun,
a Russian cart of rude construction, having four wheels and no springs.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- cerat-
-
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- teleg.
-
- actin-
-
- Carney
-
noun,
carny.
- tingle
-
noun,
a tingling sensation.
- tingly
-
adjective,
tingling or causing a tingling sensation.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- tangle
-
noun,
a tangled condition or situation.
- tilery
-
noun,
a factory or kiln for making tiles.
- Tyrian
-
adjective,
of or relating to ancient Tyre or its people.
- agric.
-
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Cagney
-
noun,
James, 1899–1986, U.S. film actor.
- Algren
-
noun,
Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- aglint
-
adjective,
displaying bright points of light, as by reflection; glittering:
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- acting
-
noun,
the art, profession, or activity of those who perform in stage plays, motion pictures, etc.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- anergy
-
noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- tergal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- angler
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a hook and line.
- Cyrene
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city and colony in N Africa, in Cyrenaica.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- trying
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- acetyl
-
adjective,
containing the acetyl group.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- 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.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Cygnet
-
noun,
a young swan.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Argyle
-
noun,
a diamond-shaped pattern of two or more colors, used in knitting socks, sweaters, etc.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- algin
-
noun,
any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- lytic
-
adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to lysis or a lysin.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- genic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- gnarl
-
noun,
a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- glint
-
noun,
a tiny, quick flash of light.
- ante-
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Nigel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neil.
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- lyric
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- angry
-
adjective,
feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about):
- natl.
-
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- girly
-
noun,
Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.
- 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).
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Tyler
-
noun,
tiler (def 2).
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- alti-
-
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- gyral
-
adjective,
gyratory.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- tying
-
noun,
that with which anything is tied.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Alyce
-
noun,
a female given name.
- align
-
verb (used with object),
to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- Genl.
-
- 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.
- glyc-
-
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- lt-yr
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- gleet
-
noun,
Pathology.
a thin, morbid discharge, as from a wound.
persistent or chronic gonorrhea.
- angi-
-
- glean
-
verb (used with object),
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
- glary
-
adjective,
harshly brilliant; glaring.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- Angl.
-
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- 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.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- acity
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leary
-
adjective,
leery1 .
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- lect.
-
- Italy
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870–1946. 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Capital: Rome.
- Ital.
-
- leery
-
adjective,
wary; suspicious (usually followed by of):
- latry
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- actg.
-
- intr.
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- 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.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- 30-30
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
-
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- laity
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- Laing
-
noun,
R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- trig.
-
- layer
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- lagen
-
noun,
laggin.
- acet-
-
- lact-
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Lacey
-
noun,
a town in W Washington.
- Leger
-
noun,
ledger (def 4).
- inlay
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- iatry
-
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- ligan
-
noun,
lagan.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- lign-
-
- Icel.
-
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- lying
-
noun,
the telling of lies, or false statements; untruthfulness:
Synonyms: falsehood, falsity, mendacity, prevarication.
Antonyms: truth, veracity.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Tyree
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, near Ronne Ice Shelf. About 16,290 feet (4965 meters).
- Yager
-
noun,
jaeger (defs 2, 3).
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- liney
-
adjective,
liny.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- ling.
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- linty
-
adjective,
full of or covered with lint:
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- agcy.
-
- Leyte
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines: focal point of the U.S. invasion of the Philippines 1944. 3085 sq. mi. (7990 sq. km).
- Ingle
-
noun,
a fire burning in a hearth.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- legit
-
noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- incr.
-
- incl.
-
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- agnel
-
noun,
a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- liang
-
noun,
a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
- lycee
-
noun,
a secondary school, especially in France, maintained by the government.
- licet
-
- Lycia
-
noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- agley
-
adverb,
off the right line; awry; wrong.
- aglet
-
noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- Liege
-
noun,
a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- anti-
-
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- eyrie
-
noun,
aerie.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- 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.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- regle
-
noun,
a groove or channel for guiding a sliding door.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- Regt.
-
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- tangy
-
adjective,
having a tang.
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- rect.
-
- encl.
-
- ency.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Cant.
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Canty
-
adjective,
cheerful; lively.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Elgin
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois.
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- elegy
-
noun,
a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- Engel
-
noun,
Lehman [ley-muh n] /ˈleɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1910–1982, U.S. conductor and composer.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cling
-
noun,
the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- cyan-
-
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- cine-
-
- Clary
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clang
-
noun,
a clanging sound.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- Cyril
-
noun,
Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- 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.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- cent.
-
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Eagle
-
noun,
any of several large, soaring birds of prey belonging to the hawk family Accipitridae, noted for their size, strength, and powers of flight and vision: formerly widespread in North America, eagles are mostly confined to Alaska and a few isolated populations.
Compare bald eagle, golden eagle.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- relig
-
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- crit.
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- cert.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Caryl
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- gaily
-
adverb,
with merriment; merrily; joyfully; cheerfully.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Recit
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- tera-
-
- Arnel
-
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- galet
-
noun,
spall (def 1).
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Galen
-
noun,
Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
- Engle
-
noun,
Paul (Hamilton) 1908–91, U.S. poet and educator.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- rangy
-
adjective,
(of animals or people) slender and long-limbed.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Gayle
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tele-
-
- nitr-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- teeny
-
adjective,
tiny.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- engr.
-
- cagey
-
adjective,
cautious, wary, or shrewd:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- g-cal
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- tri-
-
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- 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).
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- 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.
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- leg.
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 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.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- tRNA
-
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tyee
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- rit.
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- lea.
-
- NTIA
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Lat.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- lin.
-
- ten.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Nagy
-
noun,
Imre [im-re] /ˈɪm rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1958, Hungarian political leader: premier 1953–55, 1956.
- 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.
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Reg.
-
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- lyte
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- 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.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- rel.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- NCTE
-
- 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.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- NIRA
-
- 1080
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gen.
-
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cen.
-
- cene
-
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Can.
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Glen
-
noun,
a small, narrow, secluded valley.
- art.
-
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- 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.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- gley
-
noun,
a mottled soil in which iron compounds have been oxidized and reduced by intermittent water saturation.
- Glee
-
noun,
open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Cal.
-
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- 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.
- cagy
-
adjective,
cagey.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- gyri
-
noun,
plural of gyrus.
- gyre
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- gyr-
-
- gyne
-
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gyn-
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- enl.
-
- Eng.
-
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- crat
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Eyre
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- eyne
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- eyen
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- eery
-
adjective,
eerie.
- ctr.
-
- ect-
-
- Lani
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- cet-
-
- cir.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Gary
-
noun,
Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, U.S. financier and lawyer.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gal.
-
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- cyl.
-
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cyte
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- etc.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Glyn
-
noun,
Elinor, 1864–1943, English writer.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- int.
-
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Arg.
-
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- agr.
-
- Aire
-
- ign.
-
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- intl
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Alg.
-
- acr-
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- 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.
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- 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.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- agit
-
- aer-
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- aet.
-
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Ire.
-
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- ile-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Grey
-
noun,
Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman: prime minister 1830–34.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- ancy
-
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Gray
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- ance
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Yang
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- 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.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- Algy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- ical
-
- ant.
-
- Ice.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- alt.
-
- TGN
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- CLR
-
- cle
-
- AEC
-
- CLI
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ca.
-
- ATC
-
- AGC
-
- 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:
- cr.
-
- Ar.
-
- at.
-
- ac-
-
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eg.
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ctg
-
- 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.
- cte
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- CTA
-
- ag-
-
- al.
-
- CRT
-
- an.
-
- cl.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- acy
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ct.
-
- 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.
- TIA
-
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- TAL
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- 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.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ANC
-
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TCA
-
- CGI
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- 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.
- ANG
-
- CAI
-
- Agt
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tng
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- 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:
- tlr
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CIE
-
- RNA
-
- rt.
-
- TLC
-
- rte
-
- CIA
-
- AIC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- 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.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- LNG
-
- Gr.
-
- gre
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- gt.
-
- GTC
-
- Ia.
-
- ltr
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- YCL
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- LTA
-
- NYC
-
- ier
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- 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:
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- NEC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- yer
-
- NIA
-
- LCT
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ity
-
- La.
-
- LCI
-
- IRC
-
- LCA
-
- Lt.
-
- 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).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- IRL
-
- Ir.
-
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- IGY
-
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- il-
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lg.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ing
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ine
-
- NGC
-
- gl.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Ga.
-
- ety
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- ETR
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- gi.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ERT
-
- ery
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECG
-
- EEC
-
- EEG
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- eye
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- eir
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- en-
-
- ene
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Gay
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- GCE
-
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- gey
-
adverb,
Scot. considerably; very.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- GCT
-
- GCR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- GCI
-
- Re.
-
- NYA
-
- GCA
-
- LR
-
- le
-
- TG
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- YT
-
- T1
-
- ey
-
- ic
-
- L.
-
- Y.
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- i.
-
- yr
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- L1
-
- L2
-
- ty
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TC
-
- 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.
- rg
-
- NL
-
- ry
-
- ly
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RN
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- G.
-
- NC
-
- IG
-
- NG
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- NI
-
- NY
-
- RI
-
- ln
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- yl
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CE
-
- RC
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- TL
-
- R.
-
- GN
-
- TN
-
- GC
-
- t.
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.